slumber
IPA: sɫˈʌmbɝ
noun
- A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
- (figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction.
- (rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
verb
- (intransitive) To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
- (intransitive) To be inactive or negligent.
- (transitive, obsolete) To lay to sleep.
- (transitive, obsolete) To stun; to stupefy.
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Examples of "slumber" in Sentences
- Slumber refreshes people.
- The princess wakes up from slumber.
- Transport dept wakes up from slumber.
- Squeaky floors ruin neighbor's slumber.
- Cast away from our minds the slumber of sleep.
- Most of the time these dragons are in a deep slumber.
- The deficit only seemed to wake the Trojans from their slumber.
- In his slumber, Jack dreams that he is the young Jack of the fairy tale.
- The singing of the four sisters lulled this beast into a peaceful slumber.
- During the night, Rachel is attacked in her slumber and is nearly drowned.
- Waking up at 2: 30 without the power to fall back into slumber is disconcerting.
- The curse of spiritual slumber is the just punishment of the sin of it, Rom. xi.
- Daisy's eyes were closed; the knitted brow had smoothed itself out in slumber; the deep breath told how profound was the need that weakness and weariness had made.
- I had not been five minutes in slumber ere the whole amphitheatre was restored to its original perfection, its ruins half rebuilt, its arches, steps, its galleries and vomitories, all complete.
- The result was that one night, about midnight, when the Maharajah had retired and the rest of the palace was wrapped in slumber, the young prince collected a handful of followers, and with his brother
- Now his mother, for long absence, had forsworn sleep and given herself to mourning and weeping and wailing, till she fell sick and ate no meat, neither took delight in slumber but shed tears night and day.
- Then he laid his sword under his head-pillow and slept; and when he was drowned in slumber Iblis tempted me to slay him; so I arose in haste, and drawing the sword from under his head, dealt him a blow that made his head fall from his body.
- But on the opening of the busy week, yes, before we had closed our eyes in slumber on the Sabbath night, still more glorious tidings had come to us, and the joyous messages increased as each day brought us nearer to this day of blessed rest.
- Abdullah was a-wearied with watching and wanted to sleep, they also lay beside him on another couch and waited till he wasdrowned in slumber and when they were certified thereof they arose and knelt upon him: whereupon he awoke and seeing them kneeling on his breast, said to them, “What is this, O my brothers?”
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