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sleeping like a baby

sleeping like a baby is the present participle and gerund of sleep like a baby.

Meaning of sleep like a baby

Verb

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

  1. (simile) To sleep very well, especially peacefully.

Questions about sleeping like a baby

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

Words near sleeping like a baby in the dictionary

  1. sleeping in
  2. sleeping in heavenly peace
  3. sleeping it out
  4. sleeping language
  5. sleeping languages
  6. sleeping like a baby
  7. sleeping like a dog
  8. sleeping like a log
  9. sleeping like a mouse
  10. sleeping like a rock
  11. sleeping like a top

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