slumber (redirected from slumbering)

slum·ber  (slmbr)

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.

n.

1. Sleep.

2. A state of inactivity or dormancy.

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

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slumber·er n.

slumber·ing·ly adv.

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slumber [ˈslʌmbə]

vb

1. (intr) to sleep, esp peacefully

2. (intr) to be quiescent or dormant

3. (tr; foll by away) to spend (time) sleeping

n

1. (sometimes plural) sleep

2. a dormant or quiescent state

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

slumberer  n

slumberless  adj

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Slumber of the Old Guard:—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

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"

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slumber

noun

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

verb

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

Translations

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 m
slumber 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)

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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)

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slumber

v slumber [ˈslambə]

to sleep. sluimer يَرْقُد، يَهْجَع спя dřímat slumre schlummern κοιμάμαι dormir suikuma خوابيدن nukkua dormir (paisiblement) לִישוֹן सोना drijemati, spavati (poet.) szunyókál tidur sofa; blunda, móka dormire 眠る 잠들다 miegoti gulēt; snaust tidur slapen slumre, sove przespać się dormir a dormi (liniş­tit) спать driemať mirno spati spavati slumra งีบหลับ uyumak 睡眠 дрімати, спати سونا، نیند لینا ngủ 睡眠

n

sleep She was in a deep slumber; I didn't want to disturb your slumbers. sluimering, slaap نَوْم، هُجوع сън dřímota slummer der Schlummer ύπνος sueño uni خواب uni sommeil (paisible) שֵׁינָה सोने वाला, निंद्रालु drijemež, miran san szundítás keadaan tidur svefn sonno 眠り 잠 miegas miegs; snauda tidur slaap slummer, søvn sen sono somn (liniştit) сон driemoty, spánok mirno spanje san slummer การงีบหลับ uyku 睡眠 сон; дрімота نیند giấc ngủ 睡眠