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slumbers

Slumbers is the plural form of slumber, a noun that refers to a period of sleep or the act of sleeping. It can also function as a verb in the third person singular present tense, as in “he slumbers” or “she slumbers,” and its present participle is slumbering. In everyday use, slumber denotes a state of quiet rest rather than a deliberate nap, and it is commonly employed in literary or poetic contexts to convey calm, dreamlike inactivity.

In medical and scientific terms, sleep consists of recurring cycles that include non-rapid eye movement (NREM)

Culturally, slumber has long been associated with night, peace, and unconsciousness. It appears frequently in poetry

See also: Sleep, Dream, Sleeping.

stages
and
rapid
eye
movement
(REM)
stage.
Slumbers
can
refer
to
any
duration
of
sleep,
from
short
naps
to
full-night
rest,
but
the
quality
and
structure
of
slumber
depend
on
factors
such
as
age,
health,
environment,
and
sleep
needs.
Disruptions
to
sleep
can
affect
the
duration
and
depth
of
slumber,
influencing
alertness
and
overall
well-being.
and
prose
as
a
symbol
of
rest,
dormancy,
or
the
passage
from
activity
to
stillness.
In
contemporary
usage,
the
term
also
appears
in
expressions
like
“slumber
party”
or
routine
references
to
sleep
in
everyday
conversation,
where
it
retains
its
generic
sense
of
rest
rather
than
a
clinical
description.