sleeping: Meaning and Definition of

sleep•ing

Pronunciation: (slē'ping), [key]
— n.
  1. the condition of being asleep.
—adj.
  1. asleep.
  2. of, pertaining to, or having accommodations for sleeping: a sleeping compartment.
  3. used to sleep in or on: a sleeping jacket.
  4. used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep: sleeping mask.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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