verb
- present participle of lair; to rest or hide in a lair
Usage: often used of wild animals
noun
- the act or practice of resting in a lair; a hideout or den
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- The fox was lairing in the woods near the farm.
- During the day, the lion spends time lairing in the shade.
- The criminal's lairing spot was discovered by police.
- Bears often spend winter lairing in caves.
- The wolf pack was lairing in the mountains.
- He found a comfortable lairing place beneath the old bridge.