- present participle of slumber.
slumbering
Example Sentences
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"The border with Lithuania is in 30 minutes," the assistant shouted to rouse slumbering passengers.
From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025
Or a small, scrunched face slumbering in a stroller.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025
For example, lower levels of sleep apnoea – when breathing stops and starts while slumbering – is thought to be down to losing weight around the tongue and throat, which can block the airways.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025
Simple death by exposure would have left peaceful bodies that looked as if they were slumbering, as a veterinarian consultant observes in an earlier episode.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
At that moment, when the sound of Om reached Siddhartha’s ears, his slumbering soul suddenly awakened and he recognized the folly of his action.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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