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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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Pearsall helped get San Francisco’s slumbering offense, playing without injured wideout Jauan Jennings, moving in the third quarter, then turned in the best catch of his career in the fourth.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Best Time to Visit The best time to visit Villefranche-sur-Mer is between April and June, when restaurant terraces and small boutiques full of dresses stir from their winter slumber, but the summer tourists have yet to arrive.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The actress had a hard time slumbering after her week one mistakes, and now she’s expected to do a cartwheel into splits after tearing her hamstring?
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Pearsall helped get San Francisco’s slumbering offense, playing without injured wideout Jauan Jennings, moving in the third quarter, then turned in the best catch of his career in the fourth.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Its hero has become shorthand, to the point of cliché, to describe any long slumber.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Best Time to Visit The best time to visit Villefranche-sur-Mer is between April and June, when restaurant terraces and small boutiques full of dresses stir from their winter slumber, but the summer tourists have yet to arrive.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Slumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slumber. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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