slumber
verb/ˈslʌmbə(r)/
/ˈslʌmbər/
[intransitive] (literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they slumber | /ˈslʌmbə(r)/ /ˈslʌmbər/ |
| he / she / it slumbers | /ˈslʌmbəz/ /ˈslʌmbərz/ |
| past simple slumbered | /ˈslʌmbəd/ /ˈslʌmbərd/ |
| past participle slumbered | /ˈslʌmbəd/ /ˈslʌmbərd/ |
| -ing form slumbering | /ˈslʌmbərɪŋ/ /ˈslʌmbərɪŋ/ |
- to sleep
- The child slumbered peacefully in her arms.
- He looked at his wife slumbering by his side.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- peacefully
- quietly
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: alteration of Scots and northern English sloom, in the same sense. The -b- was added for ease of pronunciation.
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