slumbering

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.

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 slūma.]

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slum′ber·er n.

slum′ber·ing·ly adv.

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slumbering

(ˈslʌmbərɪŋ)

adj

sleeping peacefullyquiescent or dormant

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