slumbering
adjective, noun, verb
slumbering is spelled S-L-U-M-B-E-R-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slumbering means “Temporarily inactive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slumbering?
| Letters | 10: S-L-U-M-B-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slumbering?
Slumbering appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce slumbering?
- US
Slumbering has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-slumbering.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slumbering
- slumberings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slumbering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Temporarily inactive.
The slumbering giant that was China has finally awoken.
noun
- 1
sleep
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of slumber
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).