Sleeping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being asleep

quiet and inactive restfulness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈiːpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈiːpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈiːpɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈiːpɪŋ/.

Examples

This tent sleeps six people

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dormant dormancy catch some Z's log Z's sleep slumber kip quiescency quiescence

Antonyms

wake waking

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being asleep
noun	quiet and inactive restfulness
noun	the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
verb	be asleep
verb	be able to accommodate for sleeping “This tent sleeps six people”
adjective	lying with head on paws as if sleeping

Word Forms

sleep	verb	be asleep
quiescent	adjective	marked by a state of tranquil repose
dormant	adjective	in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
sleep	noun	a period of time spent sleeping
sleeper	noun	a rester who is sleeping
sleeping	noun	the state of being asleep
kip	noun	sleep
slumber	noun	a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
slumberer	noun	a rester who is sleeping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlafen

der Zustand des Schlafens

🇫🇷French

dormir

l'état d'être endormi

🇪🇸Spanish

durmiendo

el estado de estar dormido

🇮🇹Italian

dormire

lo stato di sonno

🇳🇱Dutch

slapen

de staat van slapen

🇵🇹Portuguese

dormindo

o estado de estar dormindo

🇷🇺Russian

спит

состояние сна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोना

सोए हुए होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘুমন্ত

ঘুমন্ত অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தூங்குகிறது

தூங்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రపోతున్నాను

నిద్రపోతున్న స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

झोपलेला

झोपेची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૂવું

સૂઈ જવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಲಗಿದ್ದ

ನಿದ್ರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറങ്ങുന്നു

ഉറങ്ങുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੌਣਾ

ਸੁੱਤੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سو رہا ہے

نیند کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

睡眠

睡着的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

眠っている

眠っている状態

🇰🇷Korean

자고 있는

잠들어 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đang ngủ

trạng thái đang ngủ

🇹🇭Thai

นอนหลับ

สถานะของการหลับใหล

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedang tidur

keadaan tertidur

🇵🇭Filipino

natutulog

ang estado ng pagiging tulog

🇲🇾Malay

sedang tidur

keadaan sedang tidur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نائم

حالة النوم

🇮🇷Persian

خوابیدن

حالت خوابیدن

🇹🇷Turkish

uyku

uykuda olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָשֵׁן

מצב השינה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sleeping'?

The primary meaning of 'sleeping' is 'the state of being asleep'.

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Using 'sleeping' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sleeping' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sleeping' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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