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Synonyms for slumber

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sluhm-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslʌm bər

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Définition of slumber

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.
  • noun sleep
Example sentences :
  • They were rather of the sort that closes solemnly in slumber with majestic effect.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The lady had fallen into a slumber, and the whisper was too low to awake her.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • I fell asleep, and dreams of warmth and sweet scents lulled me in my slumber.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • But slumber would not come; for hours and hours he vainly sought it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom.
  • Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
  • He who sent you here this night sent you here not to slumber.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
  • Prince Alexis started, and all slumber vanished out of his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • Mr. Quinn, when he was told of the heaviness of Henry's slumber, said "Let him lie on!"
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • What he would do if Emilio would only slumber he did not know.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Now it did not slumber, but it brooded, like the mist that had so lately left the sea.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

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