2 entries under this word

Sleeping

Sleep'ing, p. a.

participial adjective
  1. Occupied with sleep; as, sleeping hours.
  2. Occupied for sleeping; as, a sleeping-car on a railway, which is fitted with seats transformable into berths.

Sleep'ing, n.

noun

n. 1. The state of resting in sleep. 2. The state of being at rest, or not stirred or agitated. “The sleeping of this business.” Shak.