Slumber

  • 11slumber — I UK [ˈslʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈslʌmbər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms slumber : singular slumber plural slumbers literary sleep II UK [ˈslʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈslʌmbər] verb [intransitive] Word forms slumber : present tense I/you/we/they slumber… …

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  • 12slumber — v. & n. poet. rhet. v.intr. 1 sleep, esp. in a specified manner. 2 be idle, drowsy, or inactive. n. a sleep, esp. of a specified kind (fell into a fitful slumber). Phrases and idioms: slumber away spend (time) in slumber. slumber wear… …

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  • 13slumber — [[t]slʌ̱mbə(r)[/t]] slumbers, slumbering, slumbered N VAR Slumber is sleep. [LITERARY] He had fallen into exhausted slumber... He roused Charles from his slumbers. VERB Slumber is also a verb. The older three girls are still slumbering peacefully …

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  • 14slumber — I. intransitive verb (slumbered; slumbering) Etymology: Middle English slomren, slombren, frequentative of slumen to doze, probably from slume slumber, from Old English slūma; akin to Middle High German slumen to slumber Date: 13th century 1. a.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15slumber — slumberer, n. slumberless, adj. /slum beuhr/, v.i. 1. to sleep, esp. lightly; doze; drowse. 2. to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm: Vesuvius is slumbering. v.t. 3. to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often fol. by… …

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  • 16slumber — n. deep slumber * * * [ slʌmbə] deep slumber …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17slumber — slum|ber1 [ˈslʌmbə US ər] v [i]literary [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: sloom to sleep (13 19 centuries), from Old English sluma sleep ] to sleep slumber 2 slumber2 n [singular, U] also slumbers literary sleep …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18slumber — /ˈslʌmbə / (say slumbuh) verb (i) 1. to sleep, especially deeply. 2. to sleep lightly; doze; drowse. 3. to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm. –noun 4. (often plural) sleep, especially deep sleep. 5. light sleep. 6. a… …

  • 19slumber — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Slumber is used before these nouns: ↑party {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ deeply ▪ peacefully, quietly ▪ The child slumbered peacefully in her arms …

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  • 20slumber — slum|ber1 [ slʌmbər ] noun count or uncount LITERARY sleep slumber slum|ber 2 [ slʌmbər ] verb intransitive LITERARY to sleep …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English