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Sleeping dragon can refer to: Sleeping dragon (manoeuver), a manoeuver employed by protesters. Mei long, a troodontid species whose name means "sleeping
Sleeping_dragon
Quote baselessly attributed to Napoleon
"China is a sleeping giant, when she wakes she will shake the world", or "China is a sleeping dragon" or "China is a sleeping lion", is a phrase widely
China_is_a_sleeping_giant
Topics referred to by the same term
The Sleeping Dragon may refer to: The Sleeping Dragon (novel), a 1983 novel by Joel Rosenberg (first in the Guardians of the Flame cycle) Broken Sword:
The_Sleeping_Dragon
Adventure game 2003 on Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon is an adventure game released on Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 in November 2003. It is the third installment in the
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
Broken_Sword:_The_Sleeping_Dragon
Video game series
was released a year later, and was followed by Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon in 2003, Broken Sword: The Angel of Death in 2006, and Broken Sword
Broken_Sword
Legendary creature
Medea drugs the dragon to sleep, allowing Jason to steal the Fleece. Greek vase paintings show her feeding the dragon the sleeping drug in a liquid form
Dragon
Maneuver used by protesters to cause disruption
A sleeping dragon is a maneuver used by protesters to hinder their removal from a protest site. A series of protesters are handcuffed together through
Sleeping_dragon_(manoeuver)
2018 studio album by Sick of It All
Wake the Sleeping Dragon! is the twelfth full-length album by American hardcore punk band Sick of It All. It was released on November 2, 2018 by Fat Wreck
Wake_the_Sleeping_Dragon!
Musical artist
her third solo work "Sleeping Dragon" Then a second single "Paris Tropical" is released in May 2023. The album Sleeping dragon was released in its entirety
Sabina_Sciubba
1987 Japanese film
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle is a 1987 Japanese animated fantasy martial arts adventure film and the second anime feature film based
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Dragon_Ball:_Sleeping_Princess_in_Devil's_Castle
American hardcore punk band
band's next three albums). Sick of It All's latest album, Wake the Sleeping Dragon!, was released in 2018. Formed in 1986, the members met while attending
Sick_of_It_All
Fantasy book series by Joel Rosenberg
to the world of the game by their gamemaster. The first book, The Sleeping Dragon, focuses on the former students struggling to survive in the world
Guardians_of_the_Flame
2006 video game
after the release of The Sleeping Dragon, the demand from fans for a sequel was overwhelming. Though The Sleeping Dragon benefited commercially from
Broken Sword: The Angel of Death
Broken_Sword:_The_Angel_of_Death
British video game developer
further four iterations in the series: The Smoking Mirror (1997), The Sleeping Dragon (2003), The Angel of Death (2006) and The Serpent's Curse (2013). The
Revolution_Software
1996 video game
series: Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror in 1997; Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon in 2003; Broken Sword: The Angel of Death in 2006; and Broken Sword
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Broken_Sword:_The_Shadow_of_the_Templars
Extinct species of dinosaur
scientists were charmed to see the fossil in a birdlike sleeping posture. Mei long means 'sleeping dragon' in Chinese. The animal had probably died from carbon
Mei_long
Japanese anime television series
the series include: Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986), Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987), Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Dragon_Ball_(TV_series)
1986 video game
encountered a sleeping dragon who awoke upon his entrance. He feared the dragon would incinerate him with its fiery breath, but the dragon instead knelt
Dragon_Quest_(video_game)
Chinese statesman and strategist (181–234)
Longzhong, where his intellect and ambitions earned him the sobriquet “Sleeping Dragon”. Liu Bei sought him out three times, after which Zhuge Liang proposed
Zhuge_Liang
Musical artist
release an additional 9 albums with the most recent being Wake the Sleeping Dragon in 2018. In 2018 Koller and his brother announced they were working
Pete_Koller
British video game designer and director
company to 3D games with direct control, including Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (2003). In 2004 with no project at hand, he, as head of the company
Charles_Cecil
American punk rock musician (born 1967)
was released on September 30, 2014. Their lastest album Wake the Sleeping Dragon! was released on November 2, 2018. In 2021, Koller (alongside his brother)
Lou_Koller
1959 animated Disney film
Catalog of Feature Films Sleeping Beauty at Box Office Mojo Sleeping Beauty at IMDb Sleeping Beauty at Rotten Tomatoes Sleeping Beauty at the TCM Movie
Sleeping_Beauty_(1959_film)
Nature reserve and national park in Sichuan, China
folkloric names, such as the Rhinoceros, Unknown, and Tiger lakes. Sleeping Dragon Lake (卧龙海, Wòlóng Hǎi) is one of the lower lakes in the area. With
Jiuzhaigou
Canadian physicist and chemist (1910–1946)
"tickling the dragon's tail", based on a remark by physicist Richard Feynman comparing the experiments to "tickling the tail of a sleeping dragon". On 16 July
Louis_Slotin
Animated TV series
Rhythm") Jim Cummings as Ravendark (in "Let Sleeping Dragons Lie"), Doom Dragon (in "Let Sleeping Dragons Lie"), Ape King (in "Rumble in the Jungle")
Mighty_Max_(TV_series)
Fictional school in ''Harry Potter''
of Harry Potter The motto translates from Latin as "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon". Haas, Heather A. (15 April 2011). "The Wisdom of Wizards-and Muggles
Hogwarts
respectively. Specific sleep patterns and durations vary widely among and sometimes within sleeping species, with some sleeping or foregoing sleep for extended
Sleep_in_animals
Protest tactic
and other rigging in tree sitting. A more complicated lock-on is the sleeping dragon, which involves protesters putting their limbs through pipes containing
Lock-on_(protest_tactic)
2025 Chinese TV series
beautiful woman of Blood River He Junhao as Dragon (辰龍), killed by Mu Zizhe while protecting the Sleeping Dragon Sword. Pan Mingyun as Snake (巳蛇), from the
Blood_River_(TV_series)
10th episode of the 1st season of House of the Dragon
Baratheon. Aware that dragons may be the Blacks' major advantage, Daemon enters the caverns beneath the Dragonmont and rouses a sleeping dragon. Luke travels
The Black Queen (House of the Dragon)
The_Black_Queen_(House_of_the_Dragon)
Phase of sleep characterized by random and rapid eye movements
sleeping brain are more depolarized (fire more readily) than in the NREM deep sleeping brain. Human theta wave activity predominates during REM sleep
Rapid_eye_movement_sleep
American actress
(2009), Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), Blur (2010), X-Men: Destiny (2011), Sleeping Dogs (2012), Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012). TV show Next Action Star
Michelle_Lee_(actress)
Video game genre
GOG.com on its page about Revolution Software's Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon. Mark J.P. Wolf, professor at CUW, in his Encyclopedia of Video Games:
Adventure_game
American actor (1924–2014)
series Monsters, Johnson played an elder scientist in the episode Sleeping Dragon, in which he tries communicating with an ancient humanoid dinosaur
Russell_Johnson
Argentine comics artist and illustrator
(1995) Tell-Tale (2009) Starship Titanic (1998) Broken Sword 3: the Sleeping Dragon (2003) Necrocide: The Dead Must Die (cancelled) Interview about "Starship
Oscar_Chichoni
Castle at Disneyland Paris
(French for "The Castle of the Beauty in the Sleeping Forest", but known more roughly in English as "Sleeping Beauty Castle") is the fairy tale castle at
Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant
Le_Château_de_la_Belle_au_Bois_Dormant
River crossing puzzle
of the puzzle also appear in the adventure game Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, the Nintendo DS puzzle game Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Wolf, goat and cabbage problem
Wolf,_goat_and_cabbage_problem
1992 video game
of Double Dragon: "Sleeping Dragon" has Awoke "16-bit". Tommo – Japan (in Japanese). Tommo. Retrieved March 3, 2020. "Return of Double Dragon". Retroism
Super_Double_Dragon
1857 woodblock print by Hiroshige
audience. The print shows part of the most famous tree in Edo, the "Sleeping Dragon Plum" (臥竜梅, garyūbai), which had blossoms "so white when full in bloom
Plum_Park_in_Kameido
Sleeping Beauty character
Maleficent's dragon form La Tanière du Dragon is located in the lower-level dungeon underneath Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty Castle)
Maleficent
2023. Cushman, Carolyn (March 1, 2019). "Carolyn Cushman Reviews Let Sleeping Dragons Lie by Garth Nix & Sean Williams, and Legion by Brandon Sanderson"
Brandon Sanderson bibliography
Brandon_Sanderson_bibliography
2001 book by J. K. Rowling
motto: "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus", Latin for "Never tickle a sleeping dragon". Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them contains the history of magizoology
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (book)
Fantastic_Beasts_and_Where_to_Find_Them_(book)
Character from Greek mythology
the king of Colchis would not part with it easily, and that a never-sleeping dragon guarded it. So the King gave Jason, leader of the Argonauts, all the
Argus_(Argonaut)
American urban planner (1888–1981)
"Robert Moses was a racist", included on their 2018 album Wake the sleeping dragon!. The band Bob Moses is named after Robert Moses. A fictionalized version
Robert_Moses
Snake-like monsters from Greek mythology
Dragons (Greek: δράκοι) play a significant role in Greek mythology. Though the Greek drakōn often differs from the modern Western conception of a dragon
Dragons_in_Greek_mythology
Artefact in Greek mythology, part of the Argonauts' tale
fleece was guarded by a never-sleeping dragon with teeth that could become soldiers when planted in the ground. The dragon was at the foot of the tree on
Golden_Fleece
American actress and playwright (born 1960)
the Dragon". Show-Score. Retrieved 17 March 2026. "Review: Feeding the Dragon". TheaterMania. Retrieved 17 March 2026. "When My Sleeping Dragon Woke:
Sharon_Washington_(actress)
Capital and largest city of the Czech Republic
Darkness, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, Still Life, Metal Gear Solid 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Forza
Prague
American travel writer
Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China and The Road to Sleeping Dragon: Learning China from the Ground Up. Meyer has also written A Dirty
Michael_Meyer_(travel_writer)
French video game developer
So Blonde series by Steve Ince (lead designer of Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon) and Gray Matter by Jane Jensen (lead designer of the Gabriel Knight
Wizarbox
2008 video game
between Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror and Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon. The game was in a development for eight years starting in 2000. The
Broken Sword 2.5: The Return of the Templars
Broken_Sword_2.5:_The_Return_of_the_Templars
New Zealand special effects company
characterized by large-scale displays, including giant trolls and a sleeping dragon, which serve as focal points for photography. The inventory includes
Wētā_Workshop
2003 studio album by Sick of It All
final album of new material on Fat Wreck Chords until 2018's Wake the Sleeping Dragon! The album features guest backing vocals from, among others, John Joseph
Life_on_the_Ropes
British video game designer
Warriner (with others) received a nomination for Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon at the Game Developers Choice Awards in 2004 and for Broken Sword:
Tony_Warriner
2012 video game
Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Tribes Online, also known as Dragon Quest X Online, is a 2012 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)
Dragon_Quest_X
British writer and game designer (born 1958)
Letter and two Special Enquiry Detail games. For Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon, Ince received a nomination for Excellence in Writing at the Game Developers
Steve_Ince
European dynasty of North Italian origin
Bourbon-Parma Motto Ab Insomni Non Custodita Dracone (Unattended by the never-sleeping dragon) Heirlooms Galleria Estense Estates Castello Estense (Ferrara) Ducal
House_of_Este
Police tactics used during demonstrations
construed as weapons or devices for disrupting public order, as in a "sleeping dragon" and outlawed any coordinated group of two or more people who are attempting
Miami_model
District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan
in 1911 in Bartang valley in the east of the district. Called "the Sleeping Dragon" by the native population, Sarez Lake is attracting growing attention
Rushon_District
Canadian American author and activist (1954–2011)
Magazine in 1982. The following year, he published his first novel, The Sleeping Dragon, which was the first in his long-running Guardians of the Flame series
Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author)
Joel_Rosenberg_(science_fiction_author)
1954 Donald Duck cartoon
sleeping "dragon". Donald feigns death throes with the bucket and slams it on the ground. As the chipmunks celebrate their victory over the "dragon"
Dragon_Around
Filipino actress
(1973) Return of the Dragon (1974) Kung Fu Master (1974) Biyenan Ko ang Aking Anak (1974) Walang Duwag sa Kayumanggi (1975) Sleeping Dragon (1975) Ibigay Mo
Lotis_Key
American rapper
California. The self-proclaimed "King of the Boss Fights" and "The Sleeping Dragon of Nerdcore" started making beats, producing, and MC'ing while attending
Zealous1
Japanese writer
Deborah Iwabuchi, Kodansha International, 2007, ISBN 9784770031174 The Sleeping Dragon (original title: Ryū wa nemuru), trans. Deborah Iwabuchi, Kodansha
Miyuki_Miyabe
Last Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Persia according to Shahnameh
back of a sleeping dragon—the Aži Sruvara. As Kərəsāspa's fire began to crackle merrily, the heat from it caused the dragon to stir from its sleep and overturn
Garshasp
Television program characters
The characters from the medieval fantasy television series House of the Dragon are based on their respective counterparts from author George R. R. Martin's
List of House of the Dragon characters
List_of_House_of_the_Dragon_characters
2025 Indian film by Ashwath Marimuthu
Dragon is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, who co-wrote the story with Pradeep Ranganathan.
Dragon_(2025_film)
Extinct family of bird-like dinosaurs
Liu, J.; Zhao, B. (2012). Farke, Andrew A (ed.). "A Second Soundly Sleeping Dragon: New Anatomical Details of the Chinese Troodontid Mei long with Implications
Troodontidae
(ミドガルズオルム, Midogaruzuorumu) The Dragon of the End (終末の大龍, Shūmatsu no Dairyū) and Loki's second son. Known as the Sleeping Dragon (終末の大龍(スリーピング・ドラゴン), Surīpingu
List of High School DxD characters
List_of_High_School_DxD_characters
Mountain range in Yunnan, China
her hair drifting into the lake. Thus it is also known as "Sleeping Beauty" or "Sleeping Maiden". The lake itself is said to have formed from her tears
Western_Mountains
2010. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle was released on December 15, 1998 in VHS and on December 6, 2005 on DVD as part of the Dragon Ball
List_of_Dragon_Ball_films
Chinese Song Dynasty artist and politician
name Boshi (伯時), art name Longmian Jushi (龍眠居士, Householder of the Sleeping Dragon), was a Chinese antiquarian, painter, and politician during the Northern
Li_Gonglin
inside. Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang were nicknamed "Young Phoenix" and "Sleeping Dragon" respectively and they served as Liu Bei's advisers. The shrine and
Pang_Tong_Shrine_and_Tomb
Men's association football team
Ryan; Newman, Joshua I. (February 2021). "The Football Dream of a Sleeping Dragon: Media Framing(s), East–West Geopolitics, and the Crisis of the Chinese
China_national_football_team
Name list
shooter Petra (comics), in Marvel Comics Petra, in Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon Petra, in the webcomic Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy Petra, a character
Petra_(given_name)
Video game series
prophecy of a "chosen one" pulling Needles from the Earth to wake a sleeping dragon and determine the fate of the world. The game features a lighthearted
Mother_(video_game_series)
2013 video game
and Broken Sword creator. This meant the Broken Sword sequels The Sleeping Dragon (2003) and The Angel of Death (2006) could be commissioned by publishers
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Broken_Sword_5:_The_Serpent's_Curse
Type of tattooing
'em are young and scared to be going over," says Rachael Mays of the Sleeping Dragon tattoo parlor. "They come in for their meat tags. You know, dog tags
Medical_tattoo
Australian children's author illustrator
Grant, 2022. Plume, Christmas Elf. Hardie Grant, 2023. Riley and the Sleeping Dragon: A Journey around Beijing. Tania McCartney, 2008. Riley and the Dancing
Tania_McCartney
Episodes of Japanese anime series
Dragon Ball is the first of two anime adaptations of the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama. Produced by Toei Animation, the anime series premiered
List_of_Dragon_Ball_episodes
Series of children's books written by Cressida Cowell
find Snotlout, with Wolf-fangs in the river and thousands of Dragon Rebellion dragons sleeping on the riverbank. Hiccup persuades the rest of the group to
How to Train Your Dragon (novel series)
How_to_Train_Your_Dragon_(novel_series)
US act on trade barriers with China
Relations Act of 2000. Govtrack.us. Accessed May 5, 2012. "Waking the Sleeping Dragon". Slate. September 28, 2016. "Was Letting China Into the WTO a Mistake
United States–China Relations Act of 2000
United_States–China_Relations_Act_of_2000
Motif in many mythologies and religions
the realm of Colchis, hanging on a tree guarded by a never-sleeping dragon (the Colchian dragon). In a version of the story provided by Pseudo-Apollodorus
World_tree
Fictional character and protagonist of the Dragon Ball series
Schemmel throughout the entire Dragon Ball franchise, while Kid Goku was voiced by Ceyli Delgadillo in the movies Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle and
Goku
Fantasy novel about Merlin battling raging fires
legendary Merlin, wizard of Arthurian legend. Wings of Fire, the once-sleeping dragon, now threatens Fincayra with his raging fury. Merlin, whose magical
Merlin Book 3: The Raging Fires
Merlin_Book_3:_The_Raging_Fires
Largest living species of lizard
sleeping in these burrows, it is able to conserve body heat throughout the night and minimise its basking period the morning after. The Komodo dragon
Komodo_dragon
2012 video game
combos. Unlike most similar open-world games, Sleeping Dogs emphasizes melee combat over gunplay. Sleeping Dogs' melee combat has been compared to that
Sleeping_Dogs_(video_game)
April 14, 2025. Krause, Staci (November 25, 2003). "Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon Review". IGN. Retrieved July 2, 2024. Aihoshi - 'Jonric', Richard (March
2003_in_video_games
Public act against political advantage
from the location. Users employ various chains, locks and even the sleeping dragon for impairment of those trying to remove them with a matrix of composted
Protest
Fictional character from My Little Pony
"Dragonshy", Fluttershy confronts her fears to help save Equestria from a sleeping dragon's smoke. "Stare Master" introduces her special ability called "The Stare
Fluttershy
1995 studio album by Don Ross
This Dragon Won't Sleep is a recording by Canadian guitarist Don Ross, released in 1995. It is his first for Columbia/Sony Canada. It features full band
This_Dragon_Won't_Sleep
been poisoned by the saliva of a sleeping dragon, revealing that the falcon had been trying to save his life. "The Dragon Fang Possessed by the Conjuror
List_of_dragons_in_literature
Japanese manga series and its adaptation(s)
Chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms Period also known as the Sleeping Dragon, finds himself reincarnated in modern-day Shibuya with a youthful appearance
Ya_Boy_Kongming!
2002 adventure game
which was meant to tie into one of the sequels, Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon. The game's quality assurance was conducted by its publisher BAM! Entertainment
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (2002 video game)
Broken_Sword:_The_Shadow_of_the_Templars_(2002_video_game)
Fictional city in Dungeons & Dragons
intricately carved bridges: the Dolphin, the Winged Wyvern and the Sleeping Dragon. Under these, the waters of the Neverwinter River cascade over small
Neverwinter
Austrian nuclear physicist
transient danger involved, said it was "just like tickling the tail of a sleeping dragon." In the period of about 3 milliseconds, the temperature rose at a
Otto_Robert_Frisch
Genus of lizards known as bearded dragons
known by the common name bearded dragons or informally (especially in Australia) beardies. The name "bearded dragon" refers to the underside of the throat
Pogona
Dragon in the Shrek franchise
dragons, like those featured in The Reluctant Dragon (1941), Sleeping Beauty (1959), and Pete's Dragon (1977), and one of numerous Disney figures parodied
Dragon_(Shrek)
Japanese anime television series
Dragon Ball Daima (Japanese: ドラゴンボールDAIMA, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Daima), stylized as Dragon Ball DAIMA, is a Japanese anime television series produced
Dragon_Ball_Daima
SLEEPING DRAGON
SLEEPING DRAGON
Boy/Male
Biblical
Ancient, sleeping.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, in West Yorkshire near Keighley and in North Yorkshire near Northallerton. Both are named with a river name, derived from the Old English word lēoma ‘gleam’, ‘sparkle’.
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Durga who is sleeping
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Sleeping on the Ocean
Girl/Female
Tamil
Maha Durga | மஹாதà¯à®°à¯à®•ா
The Durga who is sleeping
Maha Durga | மஹாதà¯à®°à¯à®•ா
Biblical
changed; sleeping
Girl/Female
Latin
Protectress of sleeping babys.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Ancient, sleeping.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sleeping on the Earth
Girl/Female
Biblical
Sleeping.
Biblical
Jashen, ancient; sleeping
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sleeping on the Sea
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sleeping on the Sea
Biblical
a lamb; sleeping
Boy/Male
Biblical
The sleeping of God.
Girl/Female
Biblical
A lamb, sleeping.
Biblical
sleeping
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, originally an Old English patronymic from Swēt(a) (see Sweet).English : from Middle English sweting ‘darling’, ‘sweetheart’, hence a nickname for a popular and attractive person, or for somebody who habitually addressed people with the term.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Changed, sleeping.
Biblical
the sleeping of God
SLEEPING DRAGON
SLEEPING DRAGON
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Title of the Prophet
Boy/Male
Sikh
Brave, Lion
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Powerful very kind hearted and honest
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
A Character of Mahabharata; Son of King Shantanu
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, Dutch, French, German, Greek
Valued of God; Form of Timothy; Honouring God; To Honour God
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beautiful face
Girl/Female
Australian, Japanese
Child of Momo
Girl/Female
Tamil
From the Nile
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Roman Latin Aurelianus, AURELIANO means "golden."
Male
Yiddish
(עֶלְיָ×) Variant spelling of Yiddish Elya, ELYE means "the Lord is my God."
SLEEPING DRAGON
SLEEPING DRAGON
SLEEPING DRAGON
SLEEPING DRAGON
SLEEPING DRAGON
a.
Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sleep
a.
Ripe for weeping; ready to weep.
a.
Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth.
conj.
but originally a present participle)) In view of the fact (that); considering; taking into account (that); insmuch as; since; because; -- followed by a dependent clause; as, he did well, seeing that he was so young.
n.
A sleeping car.
n.
The act of seeing sights; eagerness for novelties or curiosities.
n. pl.
Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street.
a.
Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities.
v. t.
To exceed in sleeping.
n.
Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
n.
The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.
a.
Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash.
a.
Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.
n.
The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds; as, the sledding is good.
a.
Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish.
n.
The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.
n.
Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
n.
Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.