slumber
verb (used without object)
to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
slumbered
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past participleof slumber.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slumber.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slumberverb (used without object)to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of older people slumbered on thin mats on the hard lobby floor at a community centre in Uki city.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Parts of him that had long slumbered were waking up.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2025
The resulting slow leak happened while we slumbered.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
While RSV and influenza slumbered these past few years, society was learning an unprecedented amount about their behavior and the effect public health actions have on them.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2022
Katz slumbered heavily on, an arm flung over his forehead, his mouth a great open hole.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
