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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.
[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)vb
1. (intr) to sleep, esp peacefully
2. (intr) to be quiescent or dormant
3. (foll by: away) to spend (time) sleeping
n
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).
n. 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.
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Slumber
of the Old Guard:—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
slumber
Past participle: slumbered
Gerund: slumbering
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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" 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 rest - be at rest practice bundling, bundle - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" |
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slumber
noun
verb
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slumber
verbTo be asleep:
The natural recurring condition of suspended consciousness by which the body rests:
Slang: shuteye.
Idioms: land of Nod, the arms of Morpheus.
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Translations
نَوْم، هُجوعيَرْقُد، يَهْجَع
dřímatdřímota
slummerslumre
torkkua
drijemdrijematidrijemež
szunyókál
sofa; blunda, mókasvefn
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
my slumbers were rudely interrupted → mis sueños fueron bruscamente interrumpidos
B. VI → dormir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
slumber
[ˈslʌmbər] 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)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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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