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slumber
[ sluhm-ber ]
/ ËslÊm bÉr /
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verb (used without object)
to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm: Vesuvius is slumbering.
verb (used with object)
to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often followed by away, out, or through): to slumber the afternoon away.
to dispel or forget by slumbering (often followed by away): to slumber cares away.
noun
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Origin of slumber
1175â1225; (v.) Middle English slumeren, frequentative of slumen to doze, derivative of Old English slĆ«ma sleep (see -er6); compare German schlummern; (noun) Middle English slomur, slomber, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM slumber
slum·ber·er, nounslum·ber·less, adjectiveun·slum·ber·ing, adjectiveWords nearby slumber
sluice, sluicegate, sluiceway, sluit, slum, slumber, slumberland, slumberous, slumber party, slumbershade, slumbery
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How to use slumber in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for slumber
slumber
/ (ËslÊmbÉ) /
verb
(intr) to sleep, esp peacefully
(intr) to be quiescent or dormant
(tr foll by away) to spend (time) sleeping
noun
(sometimes plural) sleep
a dormant or quiescent state
Derived forms of slumber
slumberer, nounslumberless, adjectiveWord Origin for slumber
Old English slƫma sleep (n); related to Middle High German slummeren, Dutch sluimeren
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