Slumbering

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  • v. Present participle of slumber.
  • adj. Temporarily inactive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of sleep or repose; the condition of one who sleeps or slumbers.
  • Word Usage
    "Those that allow themselves in slumbering, will scarcely keep themselves from sleeping; therefore dread the beginning of spiritual decays; Venienti occurrite morbo -- Attend to the first symptoms of disease."
    Antonym
    sloom   
    Verb Form
    slumbered    slumbering    slumbers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    quiescence    dormancy    quiescency   
    Cross Reference
    slumber party    catnap    nap    doze    shuteye   
    Form
    slumbered    slumbering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sleep    doze    stun    stupefy    repose    slee   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Humber    cumber    encumber    lumber    number    outnumber    unencumber   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sleep    stupor    repose    trance    reverie    unconsciousness    stillness    lethargy    doze    oblivion