slumber: Meaning and Definition of

slum•ber

1. to sleep, esp. lightly; doze; drowse.
2. to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm: Vesuvius is slumbering.

1. to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often fol. by away, out, or through): to slumber the afternoon away.
2. to dispel or forget by slumbering (often fol. by away): to slumber cares away.

1. Sometimes,sleep, esp. light sleep.
2. a period of sleep, esp. light sleep.
3. a state of inactivity, quiescence, etc.