sleeping

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Weve basically spent the entire year living off of rice and beans and sleeping on the floor, together.

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Quick take

the state of being asleep

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sleeping gathered in one view.

noun

the state of being asleep

noun

quiet and inactive restfulness

noun

the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sleeping.

noun

the state of being asleep

noun

quiet and inactive restfulness

See also: quiescence, quiescency, dormancy

noun

the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

adjective

lying with head on paws as if sleeping

Example sentences

Weve basically spent the entire year living off of rice and beans and sleeping on the floor, together.

Enjoy sleeping in the bed you made, and here's hoping you will be permanently cured of f##king with us in the future, a##hole.

"If you're working 130 hours a week, and sleeping a healthy 56 hours a week, that leaves you with negative 18 hours a week for replenishing yourself.

He died, penniless, of pneumonia after sleeping bundled in wet newspapers in the ruins of his house that burned down.

For years, I would periodically drop into severe depression; I would stop sleeping, stop eating, stop answering my phone or email.

Fast forward 1 year where you have 15% equity, your company is out of cash and unable to obtain next round of funding, and you are sleeping under your desk to run the company.

How we got to the point of being able to even tender is another story that involves somebody in our organization sleeping with somebody at the government organization.