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- [slee-ping]
- /ˈsli pɪŋ/
- /sliːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slee-ping]
- /ˈsli pɪŋ/
Definitions of sleeping word
- noun sleeping the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps. 1
- noun sleeping a period of sleeping: a brief sleep. 1
- noun sleeping dormancy or inactivity. 1
- noun sleeping the repose of death. 1
- noun sleeping sleeper (def 10). 1
- adjective sleeping asleep. 1
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Origin of sleeping
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at sleep, -ing1, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sleeping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sleeping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sleeping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sleeping
adj sleeping
- abeyant — temporarily inactive, stopped, or suspended.
- all ears — If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- at rest — not moving; still
adjective sleeping
- conked — a method of chemically straightening the hair.
- crashed — to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
- dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- dozing — Present participle of doze.
- drowsing — Present participle of drowse.
Antonyms for sleeping
noun sleeping
- activation — to make active; cause to function or act.
- arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.
- awakening — the start of a feeling or awareness in a person
Top questions with sleeping
- how long can you go without sleeping?
- what is rem sleeping?
- how many sleeping pills does it take to die?
- how many calories do you burn sleeping?
- when do babies start sleeping through the night?
- why am i sleeping so much?
- what your sleeping position says about you?
- how to fix sleeping schedule?
See also
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