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Moderatesleeping
The correct spelling is sleeping.
How to pronounce sleeping
/ˈsliːpɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
Say it like: Slee-pin-g
The correct spelling is sleeping. To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. For example: "You should sleep 8 hours a day."
Usage Examples
“You should sleep 8 hours a day.”
“This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.”
“to sleep a dreamless sleep”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- 2.(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- 3.To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- 4.To accommodate in beds.
- 5.To be slumbering in (a state).
noun
- 1.The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.
adjective
- 1.Asleep.
- 2.Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.
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