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.
Definition of slumber noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
slumber (third-person singular simple present slumbers, present participle slumbering, simple past and past participle slumbered) (intransitive) To be inactive or negligent.
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 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.
slumber (ˈslʌmbə) vb 1. (intr) to sleep, esp peacefully 2. (intr) to be quiescent or dormant