slumber

[ sluhm-ber ]

/ ˈslʌm bər /

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

Sometimes slumbers. sleep, especially light sleep.

a period of sleep, especially light sleep.

a state of inactivity, quiescence, etc.

Words nearby slumber

sluice, sluicegate, sluiceway, sluit, slum, slumber, slumber party, slumberland, slumberous, slumbershade, slumbery

Origin of slumber

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English slumeren, frequentative of slumen to doze, derivative of Old English slūma 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, adjective

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Examples from the Web for slumberless

After a day of wild panic and slumberless nights the citizens remained at their windows.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for slumberless

slumber

/ (ˈslʌmbə) /

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, adjective

Word Origin for slumber

Old English slūma sleep (n); related to Middle High German slummeren, Dutch sluimeren

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