torpor

A sluggish U.S. labor market appears to be coming out of its torpor.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

The best is that there’s reason to hope that somewhat higher rates are starting to shake Japan out of its multi-decade torpor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

The Pacers never looked like shaking off their early season torpor on Monday despite facing a Detroit team missing both Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

While their immune systems keep the fungus at bay when the bat is active, the fungus gains the upper hand once the bats enter their state of torpor.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024

Miss Avocet stayed on, emerging from her torpor now and then to wander the halls, calling out forlornly for her poor abandoned wards before slumping into someone’s arms to be taken back to bed.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

During one of these afternoon torpors, I came upon a word: acedia.

From The Guardian ● May 29, 2019

He was in one of his reptilian torpors again.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

Such torpors are accompanied by an obscure labour of the brain, which is inexpressibly wearying.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

In literature no less than in politics the discovery meant the final breaking up of the old world, and the slow birth of a new one through alternate torpors and agonies.

From Latin Literature by Mackail, J. W. (John William)

But the fumes and torpors of grief and pain were this morning dispersed.

From Tante by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas