What does sleeping mean?

Definitions for sleeping
sleep·ing

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sleeping.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sleeping(noun)

    the state of being asleep

  2. quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping(noun)

    quiet and inactive restfulness

  3. sleeping(adj)

    the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

  4. dormant(ip), sleeping(adj)

    lying with head on paws as if sleeping

Wiktionary

  1. sleeping(Noun)

    the state or act of being asleep.

  2. sleeping(Adjective)

    asleep

  3. sleeping(Adjective)

    used for sleep; used to produce sleep.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sleeping

    of Sleep

  2. Sleeping

    a. & n. from Sleep

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sleeping' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3405

Anagrams for sleeping »

  1. peelings

How to pronounce sleeping?

  1. Alex
    Alex
    US English
    Daniel
    Daniel
    British
    Karen
    Karen
    Australian
    Veena
    Veena
    Indian

How to say sleeping in sign language?

  1. sleeping

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sleeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sleeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sleeping in a Sentence

  1. David Riggleman:

    We found that it was very difficult to disinfect and clean, we had asked for sleeping mats, which we use at Courtyard Homeless Resource Center -- and those can be disinfected easily. But there were none to be had.

  2. Antonio Culebras:

    We don't have this knee jerk reaction of giving a sleeping pill to everyone who suffers from insomnia, we try to determine why, and then we try to remove what's causing or perpetuating insomnia.

  3. Nuno Macedo:

    People were sleeping which was part of the problem, it surprised people, everyone is shocked.

  4. Mark Twain:

    I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.

  5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

    Every king sleeps, but not every king wakes up as king! The snakes of the intrigue crawl around during the night! The cleverest king is the least sleeping king!

Images & Illustrations of sleeping

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