sleeping

Speech parts

1. sleeping - Noun

2. sleeping - Adjective

3. sleeping - Verb

5. sleeping - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Sleep

a. & n. from Sleep.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

asleep dormant dormancy napping quiescence quiescency resting slumbering dozing snoozing abed noma sleepyhead rest sleepy
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Antonyms

waking active sleepless wakeful fleet evident
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Hypernyms

rest activity sleep ease relaxation slumber

Hyponyms

vegetation nap sleepwalking doze snooze somnambulism

Phrases with the word

let sleeping dogs lie Sleeping pills Sleeping Sexton stop sleeping cease sleeping sleeping potion

Examples

The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams. Tupac Shakur

I do not understand the capricious lewdness of the sleeping mind. John Cheever

There's something really great and romantic about being poor and sleeping on couches. Ben Affleck

Wake not a sleeping dog. Dutch Proverb

A sleeping fox finds no meat. Brazilian Proverb

A sleeping fox counts chicken in his dreams. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sleepiest sleepily sleepiness sleeping accommodation sleeping accommodations sleeping area