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Definition of Sleeping
1. Noun. The state of being asleep.
Terms within: Dream, Dreaming
Generic synonyms: Sleep, Slumber
Derivative terms: Sleep
Antonyms: Waking
Generic synonyms: Sleep, Slumber
Derivative terms: Sleep
Antonyms: Waking
2. Adjective. Lying with head on paws as if sleeping.
3. Noun. Quiet and inactive restfulness.
Exact synonyms: Dormancy, Quiescence, Quiescency
Generic synonyms: Ease, Relaxation, Repose, Rest
Specialized synonyms: Vegetation
Derivative terms: Dormant, Quiescent, Quiescent
Generic synonyms: Ease, Relaxation, Repose, Rest
Specialized synonyms: Vegetation
Derivative terms: Dormant, Quiescent, Quiescent
4. Noun. The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate.
Specialized synonyms: Noctambulation, Noctambulism, Sleepwalking, Somnambulation, Somnambulism, Sleep Talking, Somniloquism, Somniloquy, Cat Sleep, Catnap, Forty Winks, Nap, Short Sleep, Snooze, Doze, Drowse
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Definition of Sleeping
1. the act of one that sleeps [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sleeping
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From Sleep. Sleeping car, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping. Sleeping partner, a dormant partner. See Dormant.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleeping
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