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sleeping like a top

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

Meaning of sleep like a top

Verb

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

  1. (simile) Synonym of sleep like a log.

Questions about sleeping like a top

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

Words near sleeping like a top in the dictionary

  1. sleeping like a baby
  2. sleeping like a dog
  3. sleeping like a log
  4. sleeping like a mouse
  5. sleeping like a rock
  6. sleeping like a top
  7. sleeping lions
  8. sleeping mat
  9. sleeping mats
  10. sleeping off
  11. sleeping on

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