Sleeping - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- quiet and inactive restfulness (syn: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency)
- the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
adjective
Extra examples
Our cat spends most of his time sleeping.
According to tradition, the goddess lies sleeping beneath the mountain.
“What were your sleeping arrangements?” “I slept on the bed while he slept on the floor.”
We were sleeping peacefully when a sudden loud noise woke us up.
Don't disturb the baby when he's sleeping.
She crept into bed next to her sleeping husband.
...there's an old saying that you should let sleeping dogs lie...
...coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires...
One moment she was sleeping soundly—the next she was wide awake.
...the ski chalet features additional sleeping quarters in its cockloft, which is accessible through a pull-down ladder...
...got a crick in my neck from sleeping while sitting up...
He cricked his back sleeping on the sofa.
...there's a noticeably hollow spot in the mattress where he has been sleeping...
...a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it...
...tried to wake up the sluggards who were still sleeping at that late hour...
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