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Meaning of sleeping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sleeping

Pronunciation:/ˈsliːpɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

    Example: You should sleep 8 hours a day.

  2. (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

  3. To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

  4. To accommodate in beds.

    Example: This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.

noun

Definitions

  1. The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Asleep.

  2. Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.