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Definition of the day : « slumbering »

  • As in asleep : adj unconscious
  • As in quiescent : adj inactive
  • As in sleeping : adj asleep
  • As in dormant : adj inactive; sleeping
  • As in repose : verb relax; recline
  • As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
  • As in sleep : verb suspend consciousness
  • As in snooze : verb sleep lightly
  • As in doze : verb take a nap
Example sentences :
  • The earth was like a slumbering babe, smiling in its sleep, because it dreams of Heaven.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Of all this scene, the slumbering river has a dream-picture in its bosom.
  • Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It was a signal that awakened all the slumbering passions of the nation.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Jim did not answer, and a snore seemed to indicate that he was slumbering.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
  • Some fellow had lain down on the open staircase, and was slumbering soundly.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Everything around the laundry was slumbering, settled into sleep for the night.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Jean, meantime, down there before Vouziers, had not been slumbering.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • The stars cast a rain of sparkles from the slumbering heavens.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The affray had burst over the slumbering town like a thunderclap.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The abbé, comfortably ensconced in the corner, was slumbering again.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre