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sleeping
sleep S0469400 (slēp)n.1. a. A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially lost, so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and responsiveness to external stimuli. During sleep the brain in humans and other mammals undergoes a characteristic cycle of brain-wave activity that includes intervals of dreaming.b. A period of this form of rest.c. A state of inactivity resembling or suggesting sleep; unconsciousness, dormancy, hibernation, or death.d. A state in which a computer shuts off or reduces power to its peripherals (such as the display or memory) in order to save energy during periods of inactivity.2. Botany The folding together of leaflets or petals at night or in the absence of light.3. A crust of dried tears or mucus normally forming around the inner rim of the eye during sleep.v. slept (slĕpt), sleep·ing, sleeps v.intr.1. To be in the state of sleep or to fall asleep.2. To be in a condition resembling sleep.v.tr.1. To pass or get rid of by sleeping: slept away the day; went home to sleep off the headache.2. To provide sleeping accommodations for: This tent sleeps three comfortably.Phrasal Verbs: sleep around Informal To have sexual relations with a number of different partners in casual encounters. sleep in1. To sleep at one's place of employment: a butler and a chauffeur who sleep in.2. a. To oversleep: I missed the morning train because I slept in.b. To sleep late on purpose: After this week's work, I will sleep in on Saturday. sleep on To think about (something) overnight before deciding. sleep out1. To sleep at one's own home, not at one's place of employment.2. To sleep away from one's home. sleep over To spend the night as a guest in another's home. sleep together To have sexual relations. sleep with To have sexual relations with.Idiom: sleep like a log/rock To sleep very deeply.
[Middle English slepe, from Old English slǣp; see slēb- in Indo-European roots.]sleeping (ˈsliːpɪŋ) nthe state of being asleep(as modifier)adjasleepsleeping- cubicle - Originally a small room for sleeping—from Latin cumb, "lie down"—that was separated from a larger room.
- breakfast - Literally means "breaking the fast"—of the night, as it is the first meal after sleeping.
- dormition - A peaceful and painless death, as well as the act of sleeping or falling asleep.
- incubate, incubation - Latin incubare, the source of incubate, literally meant "lie down on"; incubation once had the sense of sleeping in a sacred place or temple for oracular purposes.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sleeping - the state of being asleep dream, dreaming - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"sleep, slumber - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"waking - the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking" | | 2. | sleeping - quiet and inactive restfulnessdormancy, quiescence, quiescencyrepose, rest, ease, relaxation - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"vegetation - inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation" | | 3. | sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic ratenoctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulism - walking by a person who is asleepsleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy - uttering speech while asleepcat sleep, catnap, forty winks, short sleep, snooze, nap - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)doze, drowse - a light fitful sleepbodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" | | Adj. | 1. | sleeping - lying with head on paws as if sleepingdormantheraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogiesunerect - not upright in position or posture |
sleepingadjective1. In a state of sleep:asleep, unawake.Idioms: dead to the world, fast asleep, in a sound sleep, out like a light.2. Existing in a temporarily inactive form or state:abeyant, dormant, inactive, latent, quiescent.TranslationsaddormentatodormienteсонныйIdiomsSeesleepSleeping
What does it mean when you dream about sleeping?Dreaming of sleeping may indicate that the dreamer’s life is peaceful. Alternatively, it may mean the dreamer is not fully aware of conditions and needs to “wake up and smell the coffee.” sleeping
Related to sleeping: sleeping beauty, Sleeping Bear DunesSynonyms for sleepingadj in a state of sleepSynonymsadj existing in a temporarily inactive form or stateSynonyms- abeyant
- dormant
- inactive
- latent
- quiescent
Synonyms for sleepingnoun the state of being asleepRelated Words- dream
- dreaming
- sleep
- slumber
Antonymsnoun quiet and inactive restfulnessSynonyms- dormancy
- quiescence
- quiescency
Related Words- repose
- rest
- ease
- relaxation
- vegetation
noun the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rateRelated Words- noctambulation
- noctambulism
- sleepwalking
- somnambulation
- somnambulism
- sleep talking
- somniloquism
- somniloquy
- cat sleep
- catnap
- forty winks
- short sleep
- snooze
- nap
- doze
- drowse
- bodily function
- bodily process
- body process
- activity
adj lying with head on paws as if sleepingSynonymsRelated Words |