ˈslʌmbə v. & n.
poet. rhet. --v.intr. 1
sleep,
esp. in a specified
manner. 2 be
idle,
drowsy, or
inactive. --n. a sleep, esp. of a specified kind (fell
into a
fitful slumber). øslumber
away spend (time) in slumber. slumber-wear
nightclothes. øøslumberer n. slumberous adj. slumbrous adj. [ME slumere etc. f. slumen (v.) or slume (n.) f. OE sluma: -bas in number]