sleeping

[ UK /slˈiːpɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɫipɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. lying with head on paws as if sleeping
NOUN
  1. the state of being asleep
  2. the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
  3. quiet and inactive restfulness
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How To Use sleeping In A Sentence

  • Baby and Infant Products, Flap Hats, Swim Diapers, Swimwear Outwear, Sleeping Bags.
  • The worst of the attack is over but I'm still spending a great deal of time sleeping and, although the fever's gone, the mysterious joint and muscular aches remain.
  • My Mom took a job as a nursing orderly in a mental hospital where sleeping pills and tranquillisers were easily obtainable.
  • He infected mice and rabbits with Trypanosoma gondii, the parasite responsible for the dreaded sleeping sickness, then injected the animals with chemical derivatives to determine if any of them could halt the infection. The Emperor of All Maladies
  • She'd forgotten that for the next few weeks she'd be sleeping only feet away from the man she'd mistakenly raged at earlier.
  • ‘Sewing a squash ball into the back of their pyjamas or nightie might sound like a wind-up but it's effective because it stops people from sleeping on their back,’ he said.
  • Now, next time I'm sitting next to someone on the bus, or sleeping next to someone who has a full-body spasm while dozing off, I fully reserve the right to call them a hypnic jerk. Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake Up Program: My Sleep Education
  • While workers are at home sleeping, their computers are humming along.
  • A cat was sleeping underneath the table.
  • lunger" out here, and I didn't relish the idea of sleeping in a tuberculous bed. The Prairie Wife
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