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 slumber slumber /ˈslʌmbɝ/

noun

  1. () A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended  ( slumber , sleep )
    a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
     He didn't get enough sleep last night
    he didn't get enough sleep last night
     Calm as a child in dreamless slumber
    calm as a child in dreamless slumber
  2. A dormant or quiescent state  ( slumber )
    a dormant or quiescent state

verb

  1. () Be asleep  ( catch some Z's [Informal, N. American] , kip , log Z's , sleep , slumber )
    be asleep
      She had trouble falling asleep due to the noise outside.
    She had trouble falling asleep due to the noise outside.