Slumber (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object)
  1. to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
  2. to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm: Vesuvius is slumbering.
verb (used with object)
  1. to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often followed by away, out, or through): to slumber the afternoon away.
  2. to dispel or forget by slumbering (often followed by away): to slumber cares away.
noun
  1. sleep, especially light sleep.
  2. a period of sleep, especially light sleep.
  3. a state of inactivity, quiescence, etc.
verb
  1. to sleep, esp peacefully
  2. to be quiescent or dormant
  3. to spend (time) sleeping
noun
  1. sleep
  2. a dormant or quiescent state
Slumber (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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