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sleeping
('sl/i/p/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • the state of being asleep(noun.cognition)
    Antonym:
    waking
    source: wordnet30
  • quiet and inactive restfulness(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
    source: wordnet30
  • the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • lying with head on paws as if sleeping(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    dormant
    source: wordnet30
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