Slumber
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)
3.
to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often followed by away, out, or through):
to slumber the afternoon away.
4.
to dispel or forget by slumbering (often followed by away):
to slumber cares away.
noun
5.
Sometimes, slumbers. sleep, especially light sleep.
6.
a period of sleep, especially light sleep.
7.
a state of inactivity, quiescence, etc.
verb
1.
(intransitive) to sleep, esp peacefully
2.
(intransitive) to be quiescent or dormant
3.
(transitive) foll by away. to spend (time) sleeping
noun
4.
(sometimes pl) sleep
5.
a dormant or quiescent state
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