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1. (v.i.) slumber
to sleep, esp. lightly; doze.
2. slumber
to be in a state of inactivity, quiescence, or calm.
3. (v.t.) slumber
to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often fol. by away).
4. (n.) slumber
sleep, esp. light sleep.
5. slumber
a period of light sleep.
6. slumber
a state of inactivity, quiescence, etc.
Etymology: (1175–1225; (v.) ME slumeren, freq. of slumen to doze, der. of OE slūma sleep (see -er6))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sleep, slumber
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
"he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
2. (verb) slumber
a dormant or quiescent state
3. (verb) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
be asleep
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) slumber
sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose
2. (verb) slumber
to sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze
3. (verb) slumber
to be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity
4. (verb) slumber
to lay to sleep
5. (verb) slumber
to stun; to stupefy
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Sense: to sleep.
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 Afrikaans: sluimer |
 Arabic: يَرْقُد، يَهْجَع |
 Bulgarian: спя |
 Brazilian: dormir |
 Czech: dřímat |
 German: schlummern |
 Danish: slumre |
 Greek: κοιμάμαι |
 Spanish: dormir |
 Estonian: suikuma |
 Farsi: خوابيدن |
 Finnish: nukkua |
 French: dormir (paisiblement) |
 Hebrew: לִישוֹן |
 Hindi: सोना |
 Croatian: drijemati, spavati (poet. |
 Hungarian: szunyókál |
 Indonesian: tidur |
 Icelandic: sofa; blunda, móka |
 Italian: dormire |
 Japanese: 眠る |
 Korean: 잠들다 |
 Lithuanian: miegoti |
 Latvian: gulēt; snaust |
 Malay: tidur |
 Dutch: slapen |
 Norwegian: slumre, sove |
 Polish: przespać się |
 Persian: خوابيدن |
 Pashto: ويدېدل: پريښاني وړل |
 Portuguese: dormir |
 Romanian: a dormi (liniştit) |
 Russian: спать |
 Slovak: driemať |
 Slovenian: mirno spati |
 Serbian: spavati |
 Swedish: slumra |
 Thai: งีบหลับ |
 Turkish: uyumak |
 Taiwanese: 睡眠 |
 Ukrainian: дрімати, спати |
 Urdu: سونا، نیند لینا |
 Vietnamese: ngủ |
 Chinese: 睡眠 |
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