Slumbering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Slumbering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of slumber.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of slumber.
More Meanings
- Temporarily inactive.
Example Sentences
The slumbering giant that was China has finally awoken.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed[…]
Strangely light and delicate was his frame and seeming, yet with a sense of slumbering power beneath, as the delicate peak of a snow mountain seen afar in the low red rays of morning.
Word Forms
- slumberings
Synonyms for slumbering
Depending on context, synonyms include sleeping.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include asleep, sleeping, dormant, latent, inactive, inert.
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