English · Word Candidate

sleeping

/ˈsliːpɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: sleepings

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Asleep.

Adjective

We found a sleeping child inside the church.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Dùng để ngủ; dùng để gây ngủ

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Adjective

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trạng thái ngủ hoặc một lần ngủ

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Noun

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

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “sleeping” mean?

Asleep.

Is “sleeping” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.