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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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.
  2. (idiomatic, slang) To miss or ignore; to underappreciate; to underestimate the quality of something.
    • People are really sleeping on that restaurant down the street.
  3. 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.

Words near sleeping on in the dictionary

  1. sleeping like a top
  2. sleeping lions
  3. sleeping mat
  4. sleeping mats
  5. sleeping off
  6. sleeping on
  7. sleeping one off
  8. sleeping out
  9. sleeping over
  10. sleeping pad
  11. sleeping pads

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