sleeping

American  

[slee-ping] / ˈsli pɪŋ /

noun

1. the condition of being asleep.

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adjective

1. asleep.

2. of, relating to, or having accommodations for sleeping.

   a sleeping compartment.

3. used to sleep in or on.

   a sleeping jacket.

4. used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep.

   sleeping mask.

Other Word Forms

• unsleeping adjective

Etymology

Origin of sleeping

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; sleep, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

“I was not eating properly,” she writes of one hard stretch, “or sleeping that well either,” and eventually required hospitalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

The president has difficulty sleeping well at night, and by his own account is often texting and calling aides at 2 a.m. or later.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the first semester under the new rules, Harvard-Westlake school leaders reported promising results — and some students said they no longer are reflexively reaching for their phones and are sleeping better.

From Los Angeles Times

With temperatures dipping, campers are urged to use weather-rated sleeping bags.

From Los Angeles Times

This four-week course will guide you through meaningful adjustments, from sleeping to eating.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• comatose
• unconscious