slumber
slumber definition
slum·ber (slum′bər)
intransitive verb
- to sleep
- to be dormant, negligent, or inactive
Etymology: ME slumeren < OE slumerian < sluma, slumber: for IE base see slug
transitive verb
to spend in sleeping
noun
- sleep
- an inactive state
Related Forms:
- slumberer slum′·berer noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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