slumber
[ sluhm-ber ]
/ ˈslʌm bər /
verb (used without object)
to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm: Vesuvius is slumbering.
verb (used with object)
to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often followed by away, out, or through): to slumber the afternoon away.
to dispel or forget by slumbering (often followed by away): to slumber cares away.
noun
Origin of slumber
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English
slumeren, frequentative of
slumen to doze, derivative of Old English
slūma sleep (see
-er6); compare German
schlummern; (noun) Middle English
slomur, slomber, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM slumber
slum·ber·er, noun slum·ber·less, adjective un·slum·ber·ing, adjectiveWords nearby slumber
sluice,
sluicegate,
sluiceway,
sluit,
slum,
slumber,
slumber party,
slumberland,
slumberous,
slumbershade,
slumbery
Example sentences from the Web for slumber
British Dictionary definitions for slumber
slumber
/ (ˈslʌmbə) /
verb
(intr)
to sleep, esp peacefully
(intr)
to be quiescent or dormant
(tr foll by away)
to spend (time) sleeping
noun
(sometimes plural)
sleep
a dormant or quiescent state
Derived forms of slumber
slumberer, noun slumberless, adjectiveWord Origin for slumber
Old English
slūma sleep (n); related to Middle High German
slummeren, Dutch
sluimeren