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sleeping together

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

Meaning of sleep together

Verb

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

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, reciprocal) To have sex with each other.
    Synonyms:
    have sex, sleep +
  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic, reciprocal) To be intimate with each other in the same bed.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleep, together.
    • The twins slept together, the straw doll between them.2013, K. B. Forrest, The Sorcerer and the Shaman, page 11

Questions about sleeping together

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

Words near sleeping together in the dictionary

  1. sleeping suit
  2. sleeping table
  3. sleeping tables
  4. sleeping tablet
  5. sleeping tablets
  6. sleeping together
  7. sleeping with
  8. sleeping with one eye open
  9. sleeping with one's fathers
  10. sleeping with the fishes
  11. sleepingly

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