slumbered

verb

past tense of slumber
1
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep she slumbered for hours while the train rolled on

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2
as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly slumbering restlessly in the tropical heat

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Recent Examples of slumbered Some, perhaps, slumbered through repetitive regional games and inconsequential friendlies. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026 But the nannies had to get up in the night at the sound of my shrieks while my parents slumbered with ear-plugs in. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 As slow growth dampened ambitions in both countries, the AU slumbered without strong leadership. — Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumbered
  1. slept
  2. napped
  3. rested
  4. dozed
  5. drowsed
Verb
  • Shawn slept on a thin mattress on the floor of his parents’ room, lying awake each night to their furious whispers, long after the lights had been turned out.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The items were inspired in part by the mansion’s Walnut Room, which boasts botanical woodcarvings by Abraham Miller in the ornate space where Henry Clay Frick slept.
    — Andy Battaglia for ARTnews, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That combination is aimed particularly at high-volume production of fleece, brushed and napped fabrics, including textiles used in softshell garments.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of napped
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  • Century-makers in the last game — captain Temba Bavuma and David Miller — were rested and Tony de Zorzi and Ryan Rickelton brought back.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Rocky folded his arms on top of the piano and rested his head on them and looked at Nell Fisher sideways.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rested
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  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
Verb
  • Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of drowsed

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“Slumbered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumbered. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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