slum·ber

(slŭm′bər)

v. slum·bered, slum·ber·ing, slum·bers

v.intr.

1. To sleep.

2. To be dormant or quiescent.

v.tr.

To pass (time) in sleep: slumbered the night away.

1. Sleep.

2. A state of inactivity or dormancy.

[Middle English slumeren, slumberen, frequentative of slumen, to doze, probably from slume, light sleep, from Old English slūma.]

slum′ber·er n.

slum′ber·ing·ly adv.

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slumber

(ˈslʌmbə)

1. (intr) to sleep, esp peacefully

2. (intr) to be quiescent or dormant

3. (foll by: away) to spend (time) sleeping

4. (sometimes plural) sleep

5. a dormant or quiescent state

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

ˈslumberer n

ˈslumberless adj

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slum•ber

(ˈslʌm bər)

v.i.

1. to sleep, esp. lightly; doze.

2. to be in a state of inactivity, quiescence, or calm.

v.t.

3. to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often fol. by away).

4. sleep, esp. light sleep.

5. a period of light sleep.

6. a state of inactivity, quiescence, etc.

[1175–1225; (v.) Middle English slumeren, frequentative of slumen to doze, derivative of Old English slūma sleep (see -er⁶)]

slum′ber•er, n.

Slumber

of the Old Guard:—Lipton, 1970.

slumber

Past participle: slumbered
Gerund: slumbering

Imperative
slumber
slumber

Present
I slumber
you slumber
he/she/it slumbers
we slumber
you slumber
they slumber

Preterite
I slumbered
you slumbered
he/she/it slumbered
we slumbered
you slumbered
they slumbered

Present Continuous
I am slumbering
you are slumbering
he/she/it is slumbering
we are slumbering
you are slumbering
they are slumbering

Present Perfect
I have slumbered
you have slumbered
he/she/it has slumbered
we have slumbered
you have slumbered
they have slumbered

Past Continuous
I was slumbering
you were slumbering
he/she/it was slumbering
we were slumbering
you were slumbering
they were slumbering

Past Perfect
I had slumbered
you had slumbered
he/she/it had slumbered
we had slumbered
you had slumbered
they had slumbered

Future
I will slumber
you will slumber
he/she/it will slumber
we will slumber
you will slumber
they will slumber

Future Perfect
I will have slumbered
you will have slumbered
he/she/it will have slumbered
we will have slumbered
you will have slumbered
they will have slumbered

Future Continuous
I will be slumbering
you will be slumbering
he/she/it will be slumbering
we will be slumbering
you will be slumbering
they will be slumbering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slumbering
you have been slumbering
he/she/it has been slumbering
we have been slumbering
you have been slumbering
they have been slumbering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slumbering
you will have been slumbering
he/she/it will have been slumbering
we will have been slumbering
you will have been slumbering
they will have been slumbering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slumbering
you had been slumbering
he/she/it had been slumbering
we had been slumbering
you had been slumbering
they had been slumbering

Conditional
I would slumber
you would slumber
he/she/it would slumber
we would slumber
you would slumber
they would slumber

Past Conditional
I would have slumbered
you would have slumbered
he/she/it would have slumbered
we would have slumbered
you would have slumbered
they would have slumbered

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	slumber - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" sleep sleeping - the state of being asleep nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM, NREM sleep, orthodox sleep - a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM, REM sleep - a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep shuteye - informal term for sleep physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
	2.	slumber - a dormant or quiescent state dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
Verb	1.	slumber - be asleep catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep rest - be at rest practice bundling, bundle - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed catch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" hibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" aestivate, estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"

slumber

noun

1. sleep, nap, doze, rest, kip (Brit. informal), snooze (informal), siesta, catnap, forty winks (informal), zizz (Brit. informal) He had fallen into exhausted slumber.

verb

1. sleep, nap, doze, kip (Brit. slang), snooze (informal), lie dormant, drowse, zizz (Brit. informal) The older three girls are still slumbering peacefully.

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slumber

verb

To be asleep:

sleep.

Idioms: be in the land of Nod, catch some shuteye, sleep like a log, sleep tight.

noun

The natural recurring condition of suspended consciousness by which the body rests:

sleep.

Slang: shuteye.

Idioms: land of Nod, the arms of Morpheus.

Translations

نَوْم، هُجوعيَرْقُد، يَهْجَع

dřímatdřímota

slummerslumre

schlummern Schlummer

adormecer adormecido

torkkua

dormir sommeil somnolence somnoler

drijemdrijematidrijemež

szunyókál

sofa; blunda, mókasvefn

dormicchiare dormiveglia sonnecchiare sonnellino sopore

gulētmiegssnaudasnaust

driemota

slumber

[ˈslʌmbəʳ]

A. N (= sleep) → sueño m; (= deep sleep) → sopor m slumbers → sueño msing
my slumbers were rudely interrupted → mis sueños fueron bruscamente interrumpidos

B. VI → dormir

C. CPD slumber wear N (Comm) → ropa f de dormir

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slumber

[ˈslʌmbə^r] n → sommeil mslumber party n (US) nuit passée chez un(e) ami(e)
to have a slumber party → inviter des amis à passer la nuit chez soi(amies)

slumber

(liter)

n → Schlummer m (geh), → Schlaf m; slumbers → Schlummer m, → Träume pl; (fig: intellectual etc) → Dornröschenschlaf m; to disturb somebody’s slumbers → jds Schlummer stören

vi → schlummern (geh)

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slumber

[ˈslʌmbəʳ]

1. n (often pl) (liter) → sonno

2. vi → dormire (tranquillamente)

slumber

(ˈslambə) verb

to sleep.

noun

sleep. She was in a deep slumber; I didn't want to disturb your slumbers.

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It was a July midnight; and from out A full-orbed moon, that, like thine own soul, soaring, Sought a precipitate pathway up through heaven, There fell a silvery-silken veil of light, With quietude, and sultriness, and slumber, Upon the upturned faces of a thousand Roses that grew in an enchanted garden, Where no wind dared to stir, unless on tiptoe -- Fell on the upturn'd faces of these roses That gave out, in return for the love-light, Their odorous souls in an ecstatic death -- Fell on the upturn'd faces of these roses That smiled and died in this parterre, enchanted By thee, and by the poetry of thy presence.

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The Dog in a rage, being awakened from its slumber, stood up and barked at the Ox, and whenever it came near attempted to bite it.

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Where, in the sharp lineaments of rigid and unsightly death, is the calm beauty of slumber, telling of rest for the waking hours that are past, and gentle hopes and loves for those which are to come?

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But Heyward saw that while to a less instructed eye the Mohican chief appeared to slumber, his nostrils were expanded, his head was turned a little to one side, as if to assist the organs of hearing, and that his quick and rapid glances ran incessantly over every object within the power of his vision.

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The noon-tide slumber lasted generally an hour and a half: very often longer; and after the sleepers had arisen from their mats they again had recourse to their pipes, and then made preparations for the most important meal of the day.

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Without waiting to be coaxed, the doctor's two companions stretched themselves at the bottom of the car and dropped into profound slumber on the instant.

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The noises all were quiet in the house - every one respected the slumber of their lord.

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Taken by an adult this powder would insure several hours of heavy slumber without danger to the sleeper.

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But directly he fell asleep--and he noted his falling into a slumber, as readily as the keenest-sighted man could have done--he knelt down beside him, and passed his hand lightly but carefully over his face and person.

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