slumber

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

slumbersslumbre

1.
A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction.
3.
(rare)(rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock.

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verb

V_es/s

slumbers

V_ing/Gerund

slumbering

V_ed/pp

slumberedslumbre

1.
(intransitive)To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
2.
(intransitive)To be inactive or negligent.
3.
(obsolete, transitive)To lay to sleep.
4.
(obsolete, transitive)To stun; to stupefy.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English slombren, slomren, frequentative of Middle English slummen, slumen (to doze), probably from Middle English slume (slumber), from Old English slūma, from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (slack, loose, limp, flabby), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (loose, limp, flabby).