蟄ちっ伏ぷく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

hibernation; staying secluded

Literary or formal term for animals hibernating or, by extension, people staying quietly at home or out of sight. Often used with する.

• 熊くまは冬ふゆの間あいだ、洞どう穴けつで蟄ちっ伏ぷくする。

  Bears hibernate in caves during the winter.

• 彼かれは失しつ業ぎょうしてから、家いえに蟄ちっ伏ぷくしている。

  Since losing his job, he has been staying secluded at home.