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September 25, 2024 Word of the Day
slumber
/
ˈ
slʌmbɚ/
verb
slumber
/
ˈ
slʌmbɚ/
verb
slumbers; slumbered; slumbering
A baby slumbering peacefully
Definition of SLUMBER
[no object]
literary
:
to sleep
The children quietly
slumbered
.
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