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schlummern

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German

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Etymology

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An originally Low and Central German word, from northern Middle High German slummen and Middle Low German slummeren, slommen, from Old High German *slūmēn, from Proto-Germanic *slūm-. Cognate with Dutch sluimeren, English slumber.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlʊmɐn/
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Verb

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schlummern (weak, third-person singular present schlummert, past tense schlummerte, past participle geschlummert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sleep lightly or briefly; to doze; to slumber
    Synonyms: dämmern, dösen, duseln, nicken, schlafen

Usage notes

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  • Schlummern typically refers to actual sleep, not just rest with one’s eyes closed. The synonym dösen has both of these meanings.

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