slumber

== English == === Alternative forms === slumbre (obsolete) === Etymology === 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”). Cognate with West Frisian slommerje, slûmerje (“to slumber”), Dutch sluimeren (“to slumber”), German schlummern (“to slumber, doze”), Swedish slummer (“to slumber”). By surface analysis, sloom +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈslʌm.bə/ (General American) enPR: slŭmʹbər, IPA(key): /ˈslʌm.bɚ/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈslʊm.bə/ Rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ) Hyphenation: slum‧ber === Noun === slumber (plural slumbers) A very light state of sleep, almost awake. (loosely) A very heavy state of sleep. (figurative) A state of ignorance or inaction. (rare, as used by Magnavox clock radios) The snooze button on an alarm clock. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === slumber (third-person singular simple present slumbers, present participle slumbering, simple past and past participle slumbered) (intransitive) To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake. (intransitive) To be inactive or negligent. (transitive, obsolete) To lay to sleep. (transitive, obsolete) To stun; to stupefy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === catnap doze nap shuteye slumber party === Anagrams === Blumers, Bulmers, Burslem, Rumbles, lumbers, rumbles, slumbre, umbrels