Slumbering
/ˈslʌm.bər.ɪŋ/noun
Being in a state of sleep or dormancy.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a Germanic root meaning “to doze or drowse,” and English later turned it into a poetic state of enchanted sleep.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*slumbraz
“drowsiness, slumber”
Old English
OE
slumerian
“to slumber, drowse”
Middle English
ME
slumberen
“to sleep lightly or doze”
16th Century
English
slumbering
“sleeping lightly; being dormant”
Modern English
English
slumbering
“sleeping or inactive”