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sleeping

[slee-ping] / ˈsli pɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
asleep
Synonyms
Antonyms


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He enrolled as an undergraduate student at Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J., in 2011, but after depleting his savings and sleeping on friends’ couches for months, he felt he needed to make a change.

From The Wall Street Journal

Johnson was recovering from a knee injury and would have preferred to stay home in bed sleeping before her work shift , but her niece needed to do some last-minute shopping.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson was recovering from a knee injury and would have preferred to stay home in bed sleeping before being forced to work, but her niece needed to do last-minute shopping.

From Los Angeles Times

That meant eating mostly fast food for days and sleeping on the floor of his friend’s office on a used mattress he bought for 80 euros, equivalent to $94.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe it will awaken a sleeping American public.

From The Wall Street Journal