SLEEPING

[adjective] [not gradable]She looked lovingly at the sleeping child.See also asleep.A sleeping bag is a large thick bag for sleeping in.A sleeping car (also sleeper) is a railway carriage containing beds for passengers to sleep in.(UK) A sleeping partner (US and ANZ silent partner) is a partner in a company who does not take an active part in its management, esp. one who provides some of the money.A sleeping pill/tablet is a pill which you take to help you to sleep better.(UK) A sleeping policeman is a raised part built across a road which is intended to make people drive more slowly.Sleeping sickness is an African disease which causes fever, severe lack of energy, weight loss and sometimes death.