slumbered

verb

past tense of slumber
1
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep she slumbered for hours while the train rolled on

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2
as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly slumbering restlessly in the tropical heat

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Recent Examples of slumbered Some, perhaps, slumbered through repetitive regional games and inconsequential friendlies. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026 But the nannies had to get up in the night at the sound of my shrieks while my parents slumbered with ear-plugs in. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 As slow growth dampened ambitions in both countries, the AU slumbered without strong leadership. — Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumbered
  1. slept
  2. napped
  3. rested
  4. dozed
  5. drowsed
Verb
  • What if people ate, slept, worked, read, and entertained among the art?
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In one small study, office workers with windows got far more daytime light than colleagues without them and slept the better part of an hour longer at night.
    — Randy J. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of slept
Verb
  • The study found that participants who napped frequently, defined as most days or every day, had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who rarely or never napped.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of napped
Verb
  • But the 49ers are rested, just added DeForest Buckner and are a better team top to bottom.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Flick had rested Rodri against PSG to keep him fresh for the Real Madrid clash, but that decision backfired with both games ending in defeats.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
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  • Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of drowsed

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“Slumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumbered. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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