Synonym: dormancy, dormant), quiescence, quiescency. Similar words: sleeping partner, weeping, housekeeping, out of keeping with, sleep, sleepy, go to sleep, oversleep. Meaning: ['slɪːpɪŋ] 
n. 1. the state of being asleep 2. quiet and inactive restfulness 3. the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate. adj. lying with head on paws as if sleeping.
n. 1. the state of being asleep 2. quiet and inactive restfulness 3. the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate. adj. lying with head on paws as if sleeping. 
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151. He found out that his wife had been sleeping with his best friend.
152. The two sleeping bags can be zipped together to make a double.
153. For a moment, between waking and sleeping, he couldn't understand where he was.
154. Always try a sleeping bag for size before you buy it.
155. They built a new room above/over the garage. When you are talking about movement from one side of something to the other, you can only use over:They jumped over the stream. Over can also mean 'covering':He put a blanket over the sleeping child.
156. Tiredness, loss of appetite and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression.
157. The sleeping child was covered over by the careful mother.
158. Many are sleeping in the open because they have no shelter.
159. The crumpled sheets betrayed the fact that someone had been sleeping there.
160. Sleeping too long is a lame excuse for being late.
161. Some of the crew were sleeping, while others were on watch.
162. On hearing his name called the sleeping dog sprang to life.
163. In cold conditions you'll need a sleeping bag with a hood.
164. She opened the door quietly so as not to disturb the sleeping child.
165. She had psyched herself up so much for the camping trip that she forgot her sleeping bag.
166. Sleeping in the nude, if it suits you[sentencedict.com/sleeping.html], is not a bad idea.
167. She shone her light on the sleeping child to see that all was well.
168. There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers.
169. I was woken up by someone grabbing hold of my sleeping bag.
170. She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine. Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature:The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.
171. He'd been sleeping rough for a week, in ditches and haystacks.
172. The boat has a sleeping area at one end.
173. Rex is sleeping like a babe.
174. Silence enwrapped the sleeping village.
175. I had my routines: constant vigilance, my antidote to the sin of sleeping and the undomesticated world of dreams.
176. Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 
177. Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. Dave Barry
178. You're lucky to find two rooms, one for sleeping, and a patch of allotment for potatoes.
179. But a chief from Puna who had greatly admired Naihe's surfing ability sent a servant to wake the sleeping chanter.
180. Check, though, that she isn't sleeping in an awkward position, which may sometimes cause the problem.
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