sleeping

Pluralsleepings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of sleep. Use this form for an action happening now or as an -ing noun.

   The baby is sleeping in the next room.

   Sleeping late on weekends helps me feel rested.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Resting with eyes closed and not awake.

   Please be quiet near the sleeping baby.

   The sleeping dog didn't hear us come in.

   Similarslumbering

   Oppositeawake, waking, wakeful

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made for sleeping, or used to help someone sleep.

   She zipped herself into the sleeping bag and waited for dawn.

   The doctor prescribed a mild sleeping pill for his insomnia.

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The state of being asleep, or the rest your body takes then.

   Her sleeping grew peaceful once the fever passed.

   Too much sleeping in the day can keep you awake at night.

   Similarslumber, rest

   Oppositewakefulness

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