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August 11, 2018 Word of the Day

slumber /ˈslʌmbɚ/ verb
slumber
/ˈslʌmbɚ/
verb

slumbers; slumbered; slumbering

A baby slumbering peacefully
A baby slumbering peacefully
Definition of SLUMBER

[no object] literary

: to sleep

  • The children quietly slumbered.

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