slumbered; slumbering
ˈsləm-b(ə-)riŋ 
2
a
: to be in a torpid, slothful, or negligent state
b
: to lie dormant or latent
Examples of slumber in a Sentence
Verb
she slumbered for hours while the train rolled on
slumbering restlessly in the tropical heat
Noun
She fell into deep slumber.
a toddler looking so innocent and peaceful in slumber
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
In the nineteenth century, British writers depicted it as a land of innocents slumbering under the yoke of incompetent Oriental despotism.
—Sebastian Strangio, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
The temperatures here have put them in a deep slumber intended to preserve them for the ages.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
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Verb
Will the Royals’ slumbering bats continue to be an issue?
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
In the nineteenth century, British writers depicted it as a land of innocents slumbering under the yoke of incompetent Oriental despotism.
—Sebastian Strangio, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2020
Noun
For those now waking up from a deep slumber, a Real ID is an enhanced form of identification that allows access to commercial airline flights.
—Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
The temperatures here have put them in a deep slumber intended to preserve them for the ages.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
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“Slumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slumber. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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