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- pronunciation:
- sluhm
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
slumbers, slumbering, slumbered |
definition 1: |
to sleep lightly.
The cat slumbered in the sunlight.- synonyms:
- doze, nap, snooze
- similar words:
- rest, sleep
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definition 2: |
to be temporarily without activity.
The sky is blue, the wind is still, and the ocean is slumbering.- similar words:
- sleep
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related words: |
doze, nap |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
(sometimes plural) a state or period of sleep.
Some people need an alarm clock to awaken from slumber.- synonyms:
- doze, nap, sleep, snooze
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related words: |
doze |
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