'Slumbering' definitions:

Definition of 'Slumbering'

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  • Slumber \Slum"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slumbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Slumbering.] [OE. slombren, slumberen, slumeren, AS. slumerian, fr. sluma slumber; akin to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern, slumen, G. schlummern, Dan. slumre, Sw. slumra, Goth. slawan to be silent.]
  • 1. To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
  • He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. --Ps. cxxi. 4. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity. "Why slumbers Pope?" --Young. [1913 Webster]