sleeping
/ˈsliːpɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- To accommodate in beds.
- To be slumbering in (a state).
- To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.
- Asleep.
- Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.
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