sleeping on
sleeping on is the present participle and gerund of sleep on.
Meaning of sleep on
Verb
sleep on (third-person singular simple present sleeps on, present participle sleeping on, simple past and past participle slept on)
- To postpone (a decision) at least overnight, to avoid making a hasty choice.
- I like the idea, but let me sleep on it before we go ahead.
- To miss or ignore; to underappreciate; to underestimate the quality of something.
- People are really sleeping on that restaurant down the street.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, on.
Questions about sleeping on
- What is sleeping on the present participle and gerund of?
- Sleeping on is the present participle and gerund of sleep on.
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