slumbering

/ˈslʌmbərɪŋ/ /ˈslʌmbrɪŋ/

Meanings

Adormecerse, dormitar

Examples :

"The dog was slumbering on the rug, twitching his paws as if chasing rabbits in his dreams. "

El perro estaba adormecido en la alfombra, moviendo las patas como si persiguiera conejos en sus sueños.

Dormitar, descuidar

Examples :

"The company was slumbering on innovation, failing to develop new products and falling behind its competitors. "

La empresa descuidaba la innovación, no logrando desarrollar nuevos productos y quedando rezagada con respecto a sus competidores.

Dormir, adormecerse

Examples :

"The baby was finally slumbering peacefully in her crib. "

El bebé finalmente dormía plácidamente en su cuna.

Aturdir, pasmar

Examples :

"The sudden, bright light slumbering him, the student blinked and rubbed his eyes, momentarily disoriented. "

La luz repentina y brillante lo aturdió, el estudiante parpadeó y se frotó los ojos, momentáneamente desorientado.

Sueño

Examples :

"I apologize, but "slumbering" is not a noun. It's the present participle of the verb "slumber" which means "to sleep." Therefore, I will provide a sentence using it as a verb: The cat was slumbering peacefully in the sunbeam. "

El gato dormía plácidamente en el rayo de sol.

Durmiente, inactivo

Examples :

"The slumbering giant that was China has finally awoken."

El gigante durmiente que era China finalmente ha despertado.

Related Words

negligent adjective

Negligente, descuidado

participle noun

Participio

competitors noun

Competidores, rivales

momentarily adverb

Momentáneamente, por un momento

therefore adverb

Por lo tanto, por consiguiente

disoriented verb

Desorientar, confundir

temporarily adverb

Temporalmente, provisionalmente

apologize verb

Disculparse

peacefully adverb

Pacíficamente, en paz

twitching noun

Temblores, espasmos

inactive adjective

Inactivo

innovation noun

Innovación