Emily Dickinson Lexicon — SLEEP-ING

Definition for SLEEP-ING

SLEEP-I-NESS SLEEP-ING

SLEEP-ING, n.

The state of resting in sleep.
The state of being at rest, or not stirred or agitated. – Shak.
adj. Occupied with sleep; as, sleeping hours.

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