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slumber - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'slumber' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slumber [ n.]
- Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose.
2 . Slumber [ v. i.]
- To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze.
- To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity.
3 . Slumber [ v. t.]
- To lay to sleep.
- To stun; to stupefy.

Meaning of 'slumber' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slumber [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Example in sentence:
  • calm as a child in dreamless slumber;
  • he didn't get enough sleep last night