Overview of noun sleeping

The noun sleeping has 3 senses

• sleeping -- (the state of being asleep)


• quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping -- (quiet and inactive restfulness)


• sleeping -- (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)

Overview of verb sleep

The verb sleep has 2 senses

• sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's -- (be asleep)


• sleep -- (be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people")

Overview of adj sleeping

The adj sleeping has 1 sense

• dormant, sleeping -- (lying with head on paws as if sleeping)