Slumbering
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The state of sleep or repose; the condition of one who sleeps or slumbers.
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verb.
Present participle of
slumber
.
adjective.
Temporarily inactive.
Word Usage
"Those that allow themselves in slumbering, will scarcely keep themselves from sleeping; therefore dread the beginning of spiritual decays; Venienti occurrite morbo -- Attend to the first symptoms of disease."
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
lumbering
numbering
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abeyant
apathetic
asleep
cataleptic
catatonic
verb-stem
slumber