sleeping

sleeping
n
1. slumber, repose. See sleep(def. 6).
adj
2. asleep, sound asleep, Med. soporose, soporous; resting, reposing, slumbering, dozing, drowsing, Inf. snoozing, somnolent; napping, catnapping; oversleeping, late-sleeping.
3. dormant, inactive, passive, idle, quiescent, quiet, calm, becalmed; hibernating, estivating, vegetating.
4. inattentive, heedless, unmindful; unobservant, unwatchful, unaware; wandering, daydreaming, musing, staring into space; off guard, off on cloud nine, with one's head in the clouds, a million miles away.

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  • Sleeping — Sleep ing, a. & n. from {Sleep}. [1913 Webster] {Sleeping car}, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping. {Sleeping partner} (Com.), a dormant partner. See under {Dormant}. {Sleeping table} (Mining), a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sleeping — baby lag busy brain co sleeping glazing junk sleep microsleep nap nook prophylactic nap …   New words

  • sleeping — sleeping; un·sleeping; …   English syllables

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  • sleeping — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. sliping]{{/stl 7}}{{stl 17}}ZOB. {{/stl 17}}{{stl 7}}sliping {{/stl 7}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • sleeping — /slee ping/, n. 1. the condition of being asleep. adj. 2. asleep. 3. of, pertaining to, or having accommodations for sleeping: a sleeping compartment. 4. used to sleep in or on: a sleeping jacket. 5. used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep:… …   Universalium

  • sleeping — [[t]sli͟ːpɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n You use sleeping to describe places where people sleep or things concerned with where people sleep. → See also sleep On the top floor we have sleeping quarters for women and children. ...investigations of people s… …   English dictionary

  • sleeping — sleeping1 (ingl.; pronunc. [eslípin]) m. Forma apocopada de «sleeping car». sleeping2 (del ingl. «sleeping bag»; pronunc. [eslípin]; Bol., Col., Ec., Guat., Méj., Pan., Perú, P. Rico, R. Dom., Salv.) m. *Saco de dormir …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • sleeping — /ˈslipɪŋ/ (say sleeping) noun 1. condition of being asleep. –adjective 2. that sleeps. 3. used for sleeping …  

  • Sleeping — Sleep Sleep, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleeping}.] [OE. slepen, AS. sl?pan; akin to OFries. sl?pa, OS. sl[=a]pan, D. slapen, OHG. sl[=a]fan, G. schlafen, Goth. sl?pan, and G. schlaff slack, loose, and L. labi to glide, slide,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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