Definitions for sleeping
sleep·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sleepingnoun

   the state of being asleep

2. quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleepingnoun

   quiet and inactive restfulness

3. sleepingadjective

   the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

4. dormant(ip), sleepingadjective

   lying with head on paws as if sleeping

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sleepingnoun

   the state or act of being asleep.

2. sleepingadjective

   asleep

3. sleepingadjective

   used for sleep; used to produce sleep.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sleeping

   of Sleep

2. Sleeping

   a. & n. from Sleep

Matched Categories

1. • Heraldry
   • Rest
   • 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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sleeping in sign language?

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. Francesca Del Giudice:

   We're the first to say that the situation is inadequate, we don't think it's a dignified shelter for them. We want to take them off the street; instead they're sleeping on the street.

2. Cameron Wilson:

   I think they're just not into football, nobody will tell you that. For a long time, even I was that person who was an advocate, saying :' Yeah there's a lot of potential here, it's a sleeping giant and it's a massive goldmine waiting to be discovered.'.

3. Don Butler:

   We can now help improve your vehicles capability, quality and overall driving experience while youre sleeping.

4. Lewis Jassey:

   When [Alyssa and Michael] came in they were desperate. They were sleeping maybe three to four hours at night.

5. Giorgos Parlantzas:

   I was sleeping in my cabin when they came to alert us. I grabbed my ID and headed for the deck where people were being assembled. It must have been about 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. And we were put onto boats.

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