- present participle of slumber.
slumbering
Example Sentences
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Treasury debt is a slumbering giant that is starting to stir.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
My dining table is cluttered with mail, yet-to-be-shipped jars of homemade jam and, more often than not, an enormous, slumbering pile of Maine Coon.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
"The border with Lithuania is in 30 minutes," the assistant shouted to rouse slumbering passengers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Shortly before 01:00 BST on 16 October, the slumbering streets of Benwell were rent by the roar of an enormous explosion.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
He had roused it from its slumbering state under Dr. ka Seme, when the organization had shrunk in size and importance.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
