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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈslʌmbər/ · UK /ˈslʌmbə/
slumber means: A deep sleep from which it is difficult to wake.
noun
A deep sleep from which it is difficult to wake.
- He fell into a deep slumber.
- Nothing disturbed her heavy slumber that night.
- The exhausted traveller sank into slumber and missed the morning train.
A light sleep from which you can easily wake.
- A noise disturbed his light slumber.
- She drifted into a gentle slumber in the chair.
- The slightest touch brought him out of his slumber.
A state of doing nothing or failing to notice what is happening.
- The crisis ended the council’s slumber.
- New protests woke the nation from its political slumber.
- The campaign shook the public out of years of slumber.
verb
To sleep lightly, so that you can easily wake.
- She slumbered lightly in her chair.
- The old man slumbers beside the fireplace each afternoon.
- They were slumbering when a quiet knock woke them.
To remain inactive or fail to give something the attention it needs.
- The council slumbered while the problem grew.
- The authorities cannot slumber through another crisis.
- His unused talents had slumbered for years.
Questions about slumber
What does slumber mean?
A deep sleep from which it is difficult to wake.
What is slumber in other languages?
Türkçe: derin uyku · Español: sueño profundo · Français: sommeil profond · Deutsch: Tiefschlaf · Italiano: sonno profondo · 日本語: 熟睡
How do you pronounce slumber?
In American English /ˈslʌmbər/; in British English /ˈslʌmbə/.
How do you use slumber in a sentence?
He fell into a deep slumber. Nothing disturbed her heavy slumber that night.
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