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sleeping a wink

sleeping a wink is the present participle and gerund of sleep a wink.

Meaning of sleep a wink

Verb

sleep a wink (third-person singular simple present sleeps a wink, present participle sleeping a wink, simple past and past participle slept a wink)

  1. (idiomatic) To sleep at all.
    • I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink1968, “I'm So Tired”, in John Lennon (lyrics), The Beatles, performed by the Beatles

Questions about sleeping a wink

What is sleeping a wink the present participle and gerund of?
Sleeping a wink is the present participle and gerund of sleep a wink.

Words near sleeping a wink in the dictionary

  1. sleepifying
  2. sleepily
  3. sleepiness
  4. sleepinesses
  5. sleeping
  6. sleeping a wink
  7. sleeping around
  8. sleeping at the switch
  9. sleeping bag
  10. sleeping bags
  11. sleeping barber problem

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