slumber
verb (used without object)
to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
were slumbering
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past progressiveof slumber.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Simple death by exposure would have left peaceful bodies that looked as if they were slumbering, as a veterinarian consultant observes in an earlier episode.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024
The others were slumbering soundly before he lay down, but he stood a little while at the single window, looking out.
From The Guns of Europe by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
“And there are her sleeping attendants,” he added, pointing at two waiters who were slumbering peacefully, their arms stretched out upon the marble-top tables.
From The White Mice by George Gibbs
He lay quite still for hours, until the deep breathing through the thin partitions told him that the rest of the family were slumbering soundly.
From Left on the Prairie by M. B. Cox
Some houseless wretches were slumbering under the arch of its fountain.
From Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
