deep slumber
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4.0
- noun
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profundo sueño
- Leonardo retrieved his lunch box, and at the same time could feel Goncalo's deep slumber descend over his eyelids.
Examples
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Ian Fairchild snapped out of his deep slumber and held himself perfectly still, eyes closed and breathing even in a parody of sleep.
Fiction book (1998) -
On her return to the Roncire home, she fell into a deep slumber.
Academic text (2010) -
"Morning will come," he said, closing his eyes and falling into a deep slumber.
Fiction book (2001) -
But the rigors of travel have had their effect, and soon I'm lost in deep slumber.
Academic text (2003) -
It seemed that the village, the whole world had slowed, and gone into a deep slumber.
Fiction book (1993) -
After about an hour watching Hanoi from our window, we retired to our beds and fell into a deep slumber.
Academic text (2006) -
Weighed down by eyelids heavy as stone, he sank into a deep slumber.
Fiction book (1994) -
You will then fall into a deep slumber from which you will awake refreshed, and you'll have no memory of anything that has occurred.
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And afterward, despite all the unfamiliar surroundings, he submerged immediately into a deep slumber.
Fiction book (1997) -
After a long day of hiking, she fell into a deep slumber almost immediately.
Synonyms
72
3.9
A period when something is asleep or inactive
14
2.8
A heavy sleep when the body and mind rest and are not aware of surroundings
Antonyms
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a very sound or profound sleep' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'deep' (very intense) with 'slumber' (sleep). This is a regular adjective+noun compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Deep slumber gives a clear picture: deep means very far down and slumber means sleep. That's why it means 'a very deep sleep' or 'a sleep that is hard to wake from'.