slumbered; slumbering
ˈsləm-b(ə-)riŋ 
2
a
: to be in a torpid, slothful, or negligent state
b
: to lie dormant or latent
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Examples of slumber in a Sentence
Verb
she slumbered for hours while the train rolled on
slumbering restlessly in the tropical heat
Noun
She fell into deep slumber.
a toddler looking so innocent and peaceful in slumber
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The debauchery gets cut short when the vampires struggle to slumber and realize that housekeeping swept away their ancestral dirt.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
In that script, a man (voiced by Aleks Le) wakes from his slumber, suspended inside a water tank.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Volcanoes become restless and then go back to slumbering all the time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
The debauchery gets cut short when the vampires struggle to slumber and realize that housekeeping swept away their ancestral dirt.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
Pressure-relieving memory foam also makes for the most comfortable of slumbers.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
In that script, a man (voiced by Aleks Le) wakes from his slumber, suspended inside a water tank.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Slumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slumber. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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