sleeping
the state of being asleep
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,919 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,364 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the state of being asleep
- quiet and inactive restfulness also: quiescence, quiescency, dormancy
- the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
adjective
- lying with head on paws as if sleeping also: dormant
sleeping in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Song: If thou art sleeping, maiden From Eastern sources.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Ye are dreaming, she mumbled between sleeping and waking.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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In the inner room, which served as a sleeping apartment, the disorder was even greater.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
The Emperor — Volume 02 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Between them and the horses, Brick Willock had come to a halt, the little girl still sleeping in his powerful arms.
Lahoma · J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis · Chapter 1