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sleeping in

sleeping in is the present participle and gerund of sleep in.

Meaning of sleep in

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.
    • On a rainy Saturday, after a busy week at work, he closed the curtains and decided to sleep in.
    Synonyms:
    lie in
  2. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, in.
    • She didn't come home last night — her bed hasn't been slept in.

Questions about sleeping in

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

Words near sleeping in in the dictionary

  1. sleeping draught
  2. sleeping draughts
  3. sleeping funny
  4. sleeping giant
  5. sleeping giants
  6. sleeping in
  7. sleeping in heavenly peace
  8. sleeping it out
  9. sleeping language
  10. sleeping languages
  11. sleeping like a baby

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