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, adjective

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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, adjective

Word Origin for slumber

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