Antonyms for slumbering
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : sluhm-ber |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈslʌm bər |
Definition of slumbering
Origin :- mid-14c. alteration of slumeren (mid-13c.), frequentative form of slumen "to doze," probably from Old English sluma "light sleep" (cf. Middle Dutch slumen, Dutch sluimeren, German schlummern "to slumber"). Frequentative on the notion of "intermittent light sleep." For the -b-, cf. number, lumber, chamber, etc. Related: Slumbered; 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
- 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
Synonyms for slumbering
- abed
- abeyant
- asleep
- at rest
- be at ease
- be comfortable
- bed down
- breathe
- bunk
- catch a wink
- catch forty winks
- catching some zzz's
- catnap
- closed down
- comatose
- compose oneself
- conk out
- conked
- cop some z's
- crash
- crashed
- deactivated
- deposit
- dormant
- down
- doze
- dozing
- dream
- dreaming
- drift off
- drop off
- drowse
- ease off
- ease up
- fall asleep
- fall out
- fallow
- flaked out
- flop
- getting shut-eye
- hibernate
- hibernating
- hit the hay
- hit the sack
- idle
- immobile
- in abeyance
- in dreamland
- in repose
- inactive
- inert
- inoperative
- languish
- latent
- lay down
- laze
- lean
- let down
- let up
- lethargic
- lie
- lie by
- lie down
- lie still
- loaf
- loll
- lounge
- lurking
- motionless
- nap
- napping
- nod
- nod off
- on the kip
- on the shelf
- out
- out cold
- out like a light
- out of action
- out of it
- oversleep
- passive
- place
- potential
- prepatent
- put feet up
- quiescent
- quiet
- recline
- refresh oneself
- relax
- repose
- reposing
- rest
- resting
- retire
- sack out
- sacked out
- saw wood
- settle
- settle down
- sidelined
- siesta
- sit down
- slack
- slack off
- slacken
- slant
- sleep
- sleep lightly
- sleeping
- sluggish
- slumber
- slumbering
- smoldering
- snooze
- snoozing
- snore
- snoring
- somnolent
- spell
- stagnant
- still
- stretch
- stretch out
- suspended
- take a break
- take a nap
- take five
- take forty winks
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take ten
- take time out
- taking forty winks
- tilt
- torpid
- turn in
- unbend
- unconscious
- unlax
- unwind
- wind down
- yawn
- zonk out
- zzz
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