halfsleep en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From half- + sleep.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) In halfsleep.
Dictionary
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halfsleep en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From half- + sleep.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) State between being awake and being asleep; light sleep.
Nick found Judah still out on the floor next to the open and emptied safe. Winded and slobbering in a halfsleep.
2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 55, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 269:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| halfsleeps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
ru полусон (state between being awake and being asleep) · hu félálom (state between being awake and being asleep) · ta அரைத்தூக்கம் (state between being awake and being asleep) · es duermevela (state between being awake and being asleep) · pl półsen (state between being awake and being asleep) · it dormiveglia (state between being awake and being asleep)