Slumbering and Waking

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Slumbering adjective - Being in a state of suspended consciousness.

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Waking is an antonym for slumbering in asleep topic.

Nearby Words: slumber, slumberous, slumbered

Waking adjective - Marked by full consciousness or alertness.

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Slumbering is an antonym for waking.

Nearby Words: wake, waken, wakeful, waked

Soon she meets the introverted, nigh-perpetually-slumbering Lillian, or "Lazy Tyke" as Roomie affectionately dubs her, who is far more at home in her dreamscapes and imagination than in the waking world.

Source: Webcomic / Go Get a Roomie!

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