slumbering
present participle ofslumber
| 单词 | slumbering |
| 释义 | slumbering present participle ofslumber slumber verb[I] literaryuk/ˈslʌm.bər/us/ˈslʌm.bɚ/tosleep Synonyms kipUKinformal sleep Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
Examplesofslumberingslumbering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Theslumberinglowered head half rises up to tell us that an interesting image is hovering before him. From theCambridge English Corpus It seemed to me as if aslumberingearth had stretched a weary arm over the sea. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a note ofslumberingself-insight in these words. From theCambridge English Corpus Having got used toslumberingin a quiet corner of world history, we wake up to find ourselves in the centre of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The new proposals will again place a smothering pillow over theslumberingface of confidence in the new housing market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I beg his pardon; someone says that he is stillslumbering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would become aslumberingelephant, all trunk and no movement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hardly like reviving certain old animosities or mentioning anything which may tend to stir sullen andslumberingemotions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While we are stillslumberingin our beds, they are getting the best places on the beach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There they were,slumbering, not only innocuously, but with fruitful and advantageous results to the revenue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a lot of dead wood, but it isslumberingsilently there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theslumberinghordes in the tea room wake up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This gave the impression that everything wasslumbering, but for two outbursts of activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not like to think that he was notslumberingwell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It touched the heart of the nation, which awoke to the content of the report like aslumberinggiant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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