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sleeping

  • adjective
  • /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.

Synonyms

  • dormant

Related words

  • nonsleeping
  • sleepingly
  • sleepingwear
  • unsleeping
  • African sleeping sickness
  • born sleeping
  • co-sleeping
  • let sleeping dogs lie
  • let the sleeping dogs lie
  • sleeping at the switch
  • sleeping bag
  • sleeping barber problem

Example sentences

  • “The kitten is sleeping between my legs.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Sleeping in your car is like camping, sort of.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sleeping” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.