The meaning of SLUMBER is to sleep lightly : doze. How to use slumber in a sentence.

SLUMBER definition: to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse. See examples of slumber used in a sentence.

I fell into a gentle slumber. I didn't want to rouse you from your slumbers. figurative Sharp cuts in interest rates have failed to bring the economy out of its slumber.

During deep slumber your immune system is churning out all sorts of hormones and chemicals that keep us well - physically and emotionally.

slumber (ˈslʌmbə) vb 1. (intr) to sleep, esp peacefully 2. (intr) to be quiescent or dormant

Definition of slumber noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Slumber definition: To be dormant or quiescent.

to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often fol. by away, out, or through): to slumber the afternoon away. to dispel or forget by slumbering (often fol. by away): to slumber cares away.

To slumber is to sleep, sometimes specifically to sleep lightly or doze. You can slumber in your bed, in your airplane seat, or through your alarm in the morning.

To sleep or rest, especially in a light, peaceful and tranquil manner. "The slumber of the baby was peaceful and uninterrupted." When someone slumbers, they are in a state of gentle and quiet …