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Sleeping meaning

present participle and gerund of sleep

Synonyms of Sleeping

dormant body process bodily process relaxation repose ease rest dormancy quiescency quiescence waking slumber sleep unerect bodily function

Using Sleeping

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of sleep
  • Useful related words include: dormant, body process, bodily process, relaxation.
  • In the example corpus, sleeping often appears in combinations such as: sleeping in, sleeping on, sleeping with.

Context around Sleeping

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sleeping

  • In this selection, "sleeping" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rough, department, try, rough, pads and dining stand out and add context to how "sleeping" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a great sleeping surface for, a night sleeping rough due, sleeping bag, sleeping beauty and sleeping rough. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sleeping" sits close to words such as grateful, indicates and madison, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sleeping

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Sleeping a rock instead of sleeping a rock is a camping best case scenario. (14 words)

It is a perfect sleeping system and you can pair this sleeping bag with the hammocks. (16 words)

Sleeping experts have debunked several popular myths around sleeping, from counting sheep to napping and waking up sleepwalkers. (18 words)

Caitlyne said working alongside her therapist has helped her get to a place to try sleeping again on her own and had been doing so for about three weeks, at the time "20/20" asked her in March 2023 about her sleeping habits. (43 words)

Cllr Berriman said he was inspired to spend a night sleeping rough due to the cost-of-living pressures experienced by so many, as well as rising housing costs and cuts to services – which is causing a spike in rough sleeping across Wales. (43 words)

The big bears, at the top of the predator hierarchy, appropriate many wolf-dropped carcasses as their own, feeding on them and commonly sleeping atop them for days, rousing to eat until they are meat drunk and then sleeping again. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Department Sleeping cars were operated by a separate department of the railway that included the dining and parlour cars and aptly named as the Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Department.

Caitlyne said working alongside her therapist has helped her get to a place to try sleeping again on her own and had been doing so for about three weeks, at the time "20/20" asked her in March 2023 about her sleeping habits.

Cllr Berriman said he was inspired to spend a night sleeping rough due to the cost-of-living pressures experienced by so many, as well as rising housing costs and cuts to services – which is causing a spike in rough sleeping across Wales.

Dr Roger Malcomson, a paediatric pathologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary, said he could not say Reggie’s death was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the evidence of co-sleeping (sharing a sleeping space with an infant).

I'm a combination sleeper, meaning I often switch from sleeping on my side to sleeping on my stomach.

On this scheme, the response from the Executive said: “Since 2015 the Council has commissioned a short term accommodation service to help people who are sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough in the district.

Other measures the councillors say are urgently needed to prevent a rough sleeping disaster include increasing the homelessness prevention grant and discretionary housing payments, as well as increasing funding for rough sleeping initiatives.

Positioned where a fuel tank would be, the Rivian R1T comes with gear tunnels that can house golf clubs, large gear bags, several sleeping bags, and sleeping pads.

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Sleeping a rock instead of sleeping a rock is a camping best case scenario.

Sleeping experts have debunked several popular myths around sleeping, from counting sheep to napping and waking up sleepwalkers.

Sleeping in on the weekend is so enticing but if you are having trouble sleeping, this could make the problem worse.

The Twitter CEO has spoken about sleeping at Tesla’s factories, where he first slept on the floor but then moved to sleeping under his desk so that workers could see him during shift changes.

They began sleeping in separate bedrooms six year ago, as "he wasn't sleeping, nor was I," adding, "this was a relief in our daily lives as we used to wake up in a foul mood.

This tip, which the NHS also recommends, is to avoid sleeping on your back because sleeping on your back narrows your airways and causes obstructive breathing, which increases snoring.

Although sleeping pills can offer relief once in a while, they should not be seen as long-term solutions to sleeping disorders.

It's a great sleeping surface for anyone who sleeps in one main sleeping position throughout the nigt, since it contours to the shape of your body.

Once upon a time, sleeping pads were generally considered less expensive than camping cots, but many of today’s sleeping pads, including those designed specifically for backpacking, cost just as much as a cot, if not more.

West Norfolk Council recently launched its Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy - the way that the borough plans to address homelessness and rough sleeping person by person.

It is a perfect sleeping system and you can pair this sleeping bag with the hammocks.

The big bears, at the top of the predator hierarchy, appropriate many wolf-dropped carcasses as their own, feeding on them and commonly sleeping atop them for days, rousing to eat until they are meat drunk and then sleeping again.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sleeping" in a sentence?
An example: "Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Department Sleeping cars were operated by a separate department of the railway that included the dining and parlour cars and aptly named as the Sleeping, Dining and Parlour Car Department." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sleeping" from authentic English texts.
What does "sleeping" mean?
Sleeping means: present participle and gerund of sleep
What are synonyms of "sleeping"?
Common synonyms of "sleeping" include: dormant, body process, bodily process, relaxation, repose, ease, rest, dormancy. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "sleeping" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sleeping", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.