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sleeps a wink

sleeps a wink is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sleep a wink.

Meaning of sleep a wink

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To sleep at all.
    • I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink1968, “I'm So Tired”, in John Lennon (lyrics), The Beatles, performed by the Beatles

Questions about sleeps a wink

What is sleeps a wink the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sleeps a wink is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sleep a wink.

Words near sleeps a wink in the dictionary

  1. sleepout
  2. sleepouts
  3. sleepover
  4. sleepovers
  5. sleeps
  6. sleeps a wink
  7. sleeps around
  8. sleeps black
  9. sleeps funny
  10. sleeps in
  11. sleeps in heavenly peace

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