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sleeping

[slee-ping]

noun

  1. the condition of being asleep.



adjective

  1. asleep.

  2. of, relating to, or having accommodations for sleeping.

    a sleeping compartment.

  3. used to sleep in or on.

    a sleeping jacket.

  4. used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep.

    sleeping mask.

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Other Word Forms

  • unsleeping adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sleeping1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; sleep, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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Even the sleeping tablets he took could not help him switch off.

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This ranged from joining students on protest marches to providing "food, sleeping bags, and other necessities" and publishing messages of support on social media and Exit's website.

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It is alleged the defendant entered a property and attacked a couple who were sleeping in an upstairs bedroom with their young daughter nearby.

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“It was real. I had trouble sleeping in January and February,” Han said.

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“I was sleeping in laundromats, and I was depressed, I think to the point of almost being psychotic. So I figured, ‘That’s it.

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