What does lay slumbering mean?
1a : to sleep lightly : doze. b : sleep. 2a : to be in a torpid, slothful, or negligent state. b : to lie dormant or latent.
What is the synonym of slumber?
sleep, be asleep, doze, rest, take a siesta, nap, take a nap, catnap, drowse. sleep like a log, sleep like a top. informal snooze, snatch forty winks, get some shut-eye, be in the land of Nod. British informal kip, have a kip, get one’s head down, zizz, get some zizz, doss, doss down.
How do you use the word slumber?
Slumber sentence example
- However, she fell into a deep slumber soon after she lay down.
- Once Howie succumbed to slumber , his sleep was anything but peaceful.
- I was certain he’d awake at the sound but his slumber was so deep he didn’t move.
What word class is slumber?
slumber | American Dictionary slumber. noun [ C/U ] us. /ˈslʌm·bər/
What does slumming it mean in slang?
To visit impoverished areas or squalid locales, especially out of curiosity or for amusement. Idiom: slum it. To endure conditions or accommodations that are worse than what one is accustomed to.
What is the meaning of the word wayfarer?
: a traveler especially on foot.
What do you call a long sleep?
Noun. Late sleep. late sleep. doze.
What is Torpidity?
1a : sluggish in functioning or acting a torpid mind. b : having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling : numb. c : exhibiting or characterized by torpor : dormant a torpid bird.
What is scabby?
1a : covered with or full of scabs scabby skin. b : diseased with scab a scabby animal scabby potatoes. 2 : mean, contemptible a scabby trick.
What do pilfered mean?
steal
intransitive verb. : steal especially : to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again. transitive verb. : steal especially : to steal in small quantities.
