The Only Use
dormant
in
Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
(Edited)
- The hunger, always there, had been somewhat controlled and dormant when there was nothing to eat but with the eggs came the scream to eat.
p. 94.7dormant = inactive
Definitions:
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(1)
(dormant) not active or growing, but capable of doing so in the future
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)