Sleeping

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent

ˈsliːpɪŋ

Definitions

The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.
countable, uncountable
Sleep.

Equivalents

Españoldormición durmiendo somníferosoñoliento soporífero sueño

Françaissleeping sommeil

DeutschSchlaf Schlaf-

14 more languages

العربيةالنّوم

Българскиспален

Catalàdormint

Suomimakuu nukkuminen uinuminenunentulo uni-

हिन्दीशयन

Magyaralvás

日本語ためん寝眠り睡睡眠

한국어밤잠 수면 잠

Latviešudusēšana gulēšana

Polskispanie

Portuguêsdormida sono

РусскийСон спальный

Українськасон

Examples

“And as I lay ⟳ and lened and loked in the wateres / I slombred in a slepyng, it swyved so merye.”

“[…] there are no words to describe ⟳ the way she negotiated the abyss between her dreams, those wakings strange as her sleepings.”

CEFR level

A2

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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See also

sleeping bag sleeping barber problem Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty problem Sleeping Beauty syndrome sleeping car

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