What does Sleeping mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
sleepingnoun
the state of being asleep
quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleepingnoun
quiet and inactive restfulness
sleepingadjective
the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
dormant(ip), sleepingadjective
lying with head on paws as if sleeping
Wiktionary
sleepingnoun
the state or act of being asleep.
sleepingadjective
asleep
sleepingadjective
used for sleep; used to produce sleep.
Wikipedia
sleeping
Sleep is a sedentary state of mind and body. It is characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, but more reactive than a coma or disorders of consciousness, with sleep displaying different, active brain patterns. Sleep occurs in repeating periods, in which the body alternates between two distinct modes: REM sleep and non-REM sleep. Although REM stands for "rapid eye movement", this mode of sleep has many other aspects, including virtual paralysis of the body. Dreams are a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. During sleep, most of the body's systems are in an anabolic state, helping to restore the immune, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems; these are vital processes that maintain mood, memory, and cognitive function, and play a large role in the function of the endocrine and immune systems. The internal circadian clock promotes sleep daily at night. The diverse purposes and mechanisms of sleep are the subject of substantial ongoing research. Sleep is a highly conserved behavior across animal evolution, likely going back hundreds of millions of years.Humans may suffer from various sleep disorders, including dyssomnias such as insomnia, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea; parasomnias such as sleepwalking and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder; bruxism; and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. The use of artificial light has substantially altered humanity's sleep patterns. Common sources of artificial light include outdoor lighting and the screens of electronic devices such as smartphones and televisions, which emit large amounts of blue light, a form of light typically associated with daytime. This disrupts the release of the hormone melatonin needed to regulate the sleep-cycle.
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sleeping
Sleeping is a natural state of rest and repose in which consciousness is largely or completely suspended, and the body enters a state of reduced physical activity and responsiveness. It typically involves closing of the eyes, altered brain wave activity, decreased muscle tension, and a lowered metabolic rate. Sleep is essential for restoring and rejuvenating the body, promoting physical and mental well-being, and allowing for various physiological processes to take place.
Webster Dictionary
Sleeping
of Sleep
Sleeping
a. & n. from Sleep
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Rank popularity for the word 'Sleeping' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3405
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peelings
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Sleeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Sleeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Sleeping in a Sentence
Instead of waking and sleeping at times that are out of sync with your internal clock and shifting between two different sleep schedules( one for weekdays and one for weekends), try to maintain a healthy and consistent sleep schedule.
The kids said they were being held in rooms with windows toward the interior, but no windows to look out, in some rooms, there are beds, but not enough for all the kids. Many are sleeping on the floor, some with mattresses, some without.
...So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.
Down-specific gear like jackets and sleeping bags require machine drying, no amount of air drying will get those down clumps to break apart.
I divide my time as follows: half the time I sleep, the other half I dream. I never dream when I sleep, for that would be a pity, for sleeping is the highest accomplishment of genius.
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