sleeping Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the state of being asleep
   
2. noun quiet and inactive restfulness
   quiescence; quiescency; dormancy.
   
3. noun the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
   
4. verb be asleep
   catch some Z's; slumber; kip; sleep; log Z's.
   
5. verb be able to accommodate for sleeping
   sleep.
   
   • This tent sleeps six people
6. adjective satellite lying with head on paws as if sleeping
   dormant.
   

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