Word of the Day

Monday, September 19, 2011

slum·ber [sluhm-ber]

verb (used without object)

1. to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.

2. to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm: Vesuvius is slumbering.

 

verb (used with object)

3. to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often followed by away, out, or through ): to slumber the afternoon away.

4. to dispel or forget by slumbering (often followed by away ): to slumber cares away.