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Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day, the sleepier you will feel at bedtime.
Andrew Weil

Meaning of "sleepier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLEEPIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEEPIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sleepier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEEPIER

sleeper terrorist
sleepiest
sleepily
sleepiness
sleeping
sleeping accommodation
sleeping area
sleeping bag
sleeping berth
sleeping car
sleeping draught
sleeping giant
sleeping partner
sleeping pill
sleeping policeman
sleeping policemen
sleeping porch
sleeping position
sleeping problems
sleeping quarters

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEEPIER

copier
creepier
crepier
crispier
croupier
Dampier
grumpier
happier
Napier
nappier
occupier
owner-occupier
peppier
photocopier
pier
pompier
rapier
trippier
unhappier
weepier

Synonyms and antonyms of sleepier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLEEPIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sleepier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sleepier

Translation of «sleepier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEEPIER

Find out the translation of sleepier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sleepier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sleepier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

困倦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

somnoliento
570 millions of speakers

English

sleepier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sleepier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sleepier
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сонливость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sleepier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sleepier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

somnolent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidur malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schläfriger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眠気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sleepier
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngantuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sleepier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोपणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sleepier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trasognati
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

senność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

somnolență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νυστάζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleepier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sömnigare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sleepier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleepier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPIER»

The term «sleepier» is normally little used and occupies the 128.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sleepier

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QUOTES WITH «SLEEPIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sleepier.
1
Andrew Weil
Studies have shown that people who are physically active sleep better than those who are sedentary. The more energy you expend during the day, the sleepier you will feel at bedtime.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEEPIER»

Discover the use of sleepier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleepier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Master the Power of Self-hypnosis
The more my mind wanders, the sleepier I get. . . and my mind wanders away from remembering the numbers.. . 95 . [Inhale.] The numbers get easier to forget, or difficult to remember, and I get sleepier and sleepier. .. 94. [Inhale.] When I forget ...
C. Roy Hunter, 1998
2
The Edge of Sanity
“You're getting sleepier and sleepier. Your eyelids are heavy and your body feels like a bag of sand. Sleepier and sleepier ...” Davy's A-cup chest rises and falls, and his eyelids flicker. The room smells like sandalwood and vanilla. “Sleepier ...
Olivia Burnett, 2007
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A CRITICAL History of Hypnotism
Insteadof having to rely on direct, authoritative suggestions like“You're getting sleepier and sleepier, sleepier, and sleepier” and hoping that the subject is indeedgetting sleepier and sleepier, Ericksonians have available to themawide range ...
Saul Marc Rosenfeld
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Basic Grammar Step-by-Step
The baby is getting sleepier and sleepier. The engine is running more and more noisily. Here are two ways to form the double comparative of adjectives or adverbs. 1. For comparatives ending in er, we use and to join the two comparatives.
Mary W. Ng, 2002
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Confessions of A Hypnotist
Nothing atallwill disturb you.You will find, asyousit there, thatyourmind is becoming sleepier and sleepier. You won't try to think about what I'm saying,but you will hear everything. As I talk, you will find that your heavy,limp body will start torelax ...
Jonathan Royle, 2005
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The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis: Theory, Research, and Practice
As you continue to remain very deeply hypnotized, I am going to count from 1 to 5 , and as I do you will become sleepier and sleepier and when I reach the count of '5' you will sleep and have a dream but a special and pleasant dream you will ...
Michael R. Nash, Amanda J. Barnier, 2012
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Circadian Physiology, Second Edition
will accumulate more adenosine and feel sleepier. When you sleep, adenosine is metabolized and excreted at a higher rate than it is produced and, consequently, your vigilance is restored. Thus, sleep is a restorative process. If you have ...
Roberto Refinetti, 2005
8
Hypnotherapy For the Therapist
“Try it, (name,) and you will see that the more you resist falling asleep, the sleepier you are. Fight hard against falling asleep. Try not to fall asleep. “The harder you fight, the sleepier you are going to become. “Fight hard to stay awake, (name,) ...
Bradley W. Kuhns, Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D., 2011
9
Hypnotherapy
And as you continue to listen to the sound of my voice . . . , you feel yourself becoming sleepier and sleepier . . . sleepier and sleepier . . . You begin to drift deeper and deeper . . . and you may almost feel like you are dropping off to.
Carl Anthony
10
A Few Months to Live: Different Paths to Life's End
That eventually he would just get sleepier and sleepier and sleepier until one of these days he'll quit. She says, "Well, that's his disease. And the less air goes into your brain, the sleepier you get." When we visited Sandy after Ralph's death, ...
Jana Staton, Roger W. Shuy, Ira Byock, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEEPIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sleepier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amazon tries to heat up summer sales with 'Prime Day'
NEW YORK -- Amazon is trying to lure more subscribers to its $99 Prime loyalty program by pushing a day of discounts it calls "Prime Day" during the sleepier ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
2
Solar Impulse 2 passes halfway point in trans-Pacific flight
A University of California, San Diego study shows that sleepier subjects displayed more activity in the prefrontal cortex, or an area of the brain responsible for ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
Casinos Without Cash as Confusion Reigns in Greece's Heartland
In the sleepier towns hundreds of kilometers away, residents said they were confused and dismayed at both the lack of clarity and their inability to plan for a ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
4
Why spring (yawn) makes us (yawn) sleepy
(CNN) It's safe to say that spring has finally sprung! The days are lighter, the breeze is warmer and we feel sleepier than ever. What gives? We anticipate having ... «CNN, May 15»
5
Malaysians are 'sleepier' than most countries says emoji analysis
Malaysians apparently love their sleepy, female, farm animal and poop emojis way more than any other countries. — classic.getemoji.com pic ... «The Rakyat Post, Apr 15»
6
7 Sneaky Reasons Springtime Makes Us Feel So Sleepy
It's safe to say that spring has finally sprung! The days are lighter, the breeze is warmer and we feel sleepier than ever. What gives? We anticipate having ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
7
Eye-opener: US teens getting less & less sleep, study shows
CHICAGO (AP) A 20-year study says U.S. teens are getting sleepier. The result show many lack even seven hours of shut-eye each night and the problem has ... «KKCO-TV, Feb 15»
8
New Study Contradicts The Thought That 'Sleep Is For Slackers'
DENVER (CBS4) – U. S. teenagers are getting sleepier. According to a new study, up to a third of teens don't get enough shuteye each night. The study in the ... «CBS Local, Feb 15»
9
Can deer get high on marijuana?
“He's just eating a big bud, and he's sitting there and as he's chewing that he's just getting sleepier and sleepier,” Davis told Oregon Public Broadcasting recently ... «Daily Press, Dec 14»
10
To The Gates of Dreaming: Using Guided Meditation to Help Young …
If you listen and try not to move, you'll feel your body getting heavier and heavier, and sleepier and sleepier, until you sink down all the way down into sleep. «Patheos, Jul 14»

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