slumber

Speech parts

1. slumber - Noun

2. slumber - Verb

Meaning

To stun; to stupefy.

To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze.

To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity.

To lay to sleep.

Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kip sleep sandman dreamland rest sleepy hibernate siesta pajama dream sleeping asleep coma relax hypnosis
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Antonyms

rouse work business action career act
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Hypernyms

rest dormancy quiescence quiescency physical condition physiological condition

Hyponyms

REM sleep hibernate sleeping bundle nap NREM

Phrases with the word

slumber hideout slumber pit eternal slumber immortal slumber deep slumber slumber away

Derivatives

slumbered slumbering

Anagrams

Burslem slumbre

Examples

he didn't get enough sleep last night Source: Internet

calm as a child in dreamless slumber Source: Internet

After a night of restful slumber, it's off to breakfast in a room adjacent to where I'd had dinner. Source: Internet

After the harbour silted up, Bacharach fell into a slumber from which it only awoke in the course of the Rheinromantik. Source: Internet

Ironically, despite being intended as parody, the film ended up establishing a number of “slumber party” horror movie tropes itself, the residuals of which echoed through the slasher genre for a decade to come. Source: Internet

After years of slumber, Afrikaans language cinema is showing signs of new vigour. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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