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1976 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1976 and
Sleeping_Murder
Sleeping phenomenon combined with wakefulness
sleepwalkers who are violent or disturb their sleep, sleeping in another room may lead to better sleep quality and quantity. The lifetime prevalence of
Sleepwalking
Fictional character in Agatha Christie stories
appearance in a full-length novel was in The Murder at the Vicarage in 1930 and her last appearance was in Sleeping Murder in 1976. Marple is based on friends
Miss_Marple
British ITV television series
series. The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, 4.50 from Paddington, and A Murder is Announced in Series 1, Sleeping Murder and The Moving
Agatha_Christie's_Marple
BBC adaptation of the novels by Agatha Christie starring Joan Hickson
from Side to Side". Miss Marple's nephew Raymond West appears in "Sleeping Murder" (played by David McAlister) and in "A Caribbean Mystery" and "The
Miss_Marple_(TV_series)
1965 French film
The Sleeping Car Murders (also known as The Sleeping Car Murder, French title: Compartiment tueurs) is a 1965 French mystery film directed by Costa-Gavras
The_Sleeping_Car_Murders
Marple) The Body in the Library The Murder at the Vicarage 4.50 from Paddington A Murder Is Announced Sleeping Murder The Moving Finger At Bertram's Hotel
Adaptations of works by Agatha Christie
Adaptations_of_works_by_Agatha_Christie
1975 Poirot novel by Agatha Christie, written early 1940s
in 2013. It is the last novel Christie published before her death. Sleeping Murder, written during the Blitz and published posthumously, is her final
Curtain:_Poirot's_Last_Case
English actress
Halliday in the British detective drama Agatha Christie's Marple: Sleeping Murder and Sophie Amsden in American thriller Covert One: The Hades Factor
Sophia_Myles
British actor (born 1972)
(2000), I'm Alan Partridge (2002) and Little Britain (2003), comedy-drama Murder Most Horrid (1999), ITV drama series Agatha Christie's Marple (2006) and
Peter_Serafinowicz
English musician and actor (born 1961)
some of the soap's highest-rated storylines, such as the Saskia Duncan murder and "Who Shot Phil?". By the time he left the series in 2002, he was one
Martin_Kemp
Film by Adam Cooper
indicating "mixed or average" reviews. "Sleeping Dogs (18)". BBFC. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024. "Sleeping Dogs". Retrieved August 27, 2025. "Karen
Sleeping_Dogs_(2024_film)
British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)
French appeared in Agatha Christie's Marple in the 2006 episode "Sleeping Murder". She appeared as Caroline Arless in the BBC television drama Lark
Dawn_French
1971 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
$6.95. It was the last Miss Marple novel the author wrote, although Sleeping Murder was the last Miss Marple novel to be published. Miss Marple first encounters
Nemesis_(Christie_novel)
many adventures as a basis for some plots, including Murder on the Orient Express (1934), Murder in Mesopotamia (1936), Death on the Nile (1937) and Appointment
Agatha_Christie_bibliography
This is a list of characters in the drama/murder mystery television show, Diagnosis: Murder, which ran from 1993 to 2001. The characters are listed alphabetically
List of Diagnosis: Murder characters
List_of_Diagnosis:_Murder_characters
2011 murder of a 15-year-old teenager in Florida
Institution. In 2021, the true crime documentary series Sleeping With a Killer re-enacted the murder of Seath Jackson and it aired as the 12th episode of
Murder_of_Seath_Jackson
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
in 1975, and Sleeping Murder was published posthumously in 1976. These publications followed the success of the 1974 film version of Murder on the Orient
Agatha_Christie
English actress (1906–1998)
(1985) A Murder Is Announced (1985) A Pocket Full of Rye (1985) Series 2 The Murder at the Vicarage (1986) – BAFTA nomination Sleeping Murder (1987) At
Joan_Hickson
English actress (1921–2019)
Martha A Very Peculiar Practice (1986) as Lillian Hubbard Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987) as Edie Pagett All Creatures Great and Small (1990) as Mrs Alton
Jean_Heywood
Fictional character of Agatha Christie
Mark of St. Peter" "Greenshaw's Folly" The Murder at the Vicarage At Bertram's Hotel (mentioned) Sleeping Murder Raymond appeared in three episodes of the
Raymond_West_(character)
British TV drama film
film about crime writer Agatha Christie becoming embroiled in a real-life murder case during a trip to an archaeological dig in Iraq following her divorce
Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
Agatha_and_the_Curse_of_Ishtar
British actress, television personality, and dancer (1937–2021)
Lionel Blair, the other team captain. She appeared in the shows Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, Casualty, Keeping Up Appearances, Born and Bred and The Worst
Una_Stubbs
2019 British murder case
from breezeblocks and sleeping bags, while she stored her mother's body in a wardrobe, where it was also wrapped in a sleeping bag. McCullough then lived
Murders of John and Lois McCullough
Murders_of_John_and_Lois_McCullough
BBC Radio adaptation of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels
July 2020. "Sleeping Murder". BBC Programme Index. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2020. "Tape-Measure Murder". BBC Radio
Miss_Marple_(radio_series)
2018 triple murder–suicide
separate and were sleeping in separate bedrooms. Over the following months, Steven and Katie became close, culminating in Steven sleeping on the floor of
Pladl_incest_and_murders
2014 murder in Buttermilk, Colorado, United States
seized by Masson's creditors. "Murder in Aspen". CBS News. March 7, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2016. "While She Was Sleeping". NBC News. Retrieved August
Murder_of_Nancy_Pfister
Color named after the flowering plant of the genus Magnolia
a ubiquitous colour which is available in most types of paint. In Sleeping Murder Agatha Christie has her main character, who is a newcomer to England
Magnolia_(color)
American acquitted murder suspect (1860–1927)
figure. In Agatha Christie's mystery novel Sleeping Murder, the main character Miss Marple says that murder "was not proven in the case of Madeleine Smith
Lizzie_Borden
British drama movie
Agatha and the Midnight Murders is a 2020 British alternative history television drama film about crime writer Agatha Christie. The film premiered on
Agatha and the Midnight Murders
Agatha_and_the_Midnight_Murders
French television detective series
and actually meets him in the story, but in "Un meurtre en sommeil" (Sleeping Murder), Episode 10 of Season 1 of "Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie"
Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie
Les_Petits_Meurtres_d'Agatha_Christie
Murder of an American teenager
rumor that Avila was sleeping with various boys. As a result, Avila was beaten up by a group of girls who accused her of sleeping with their boyfriends
Murder_of_Michele_Avila
British actor (born 1946)
Lucia. In 1987, he played the part of Jim Kimble, in Miss Marple the Sleeping Murder episode. In 1988, he played Giant Rumblebuffin in the BBC's adaptation
Ken_Kitson
British actor (1931–2024)
O'Dowd King and Castle, "Exodus" (1986) as Ernest Midgeley Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV movie, 1987) as Jackie Afflick Rumpole of the Bailey, "Rumpole
Kenneth_Cope
2022 child murder in Texas, U.S.
Presley Monroe Strand (May 23, 2015 – November 30, 2022) was kidnapped and murdered by FedEx driver Tanner Lynn Horner (born August 8, 1991). After delivering
Murder_of_Athena_Strand
English theatre director
Kingdom (TV series) Trial & Retribution XI: Closure (TV movie) Marple: Sleeping Murder (TV movie) Safari Strife (Cutting Edge) Richard III (NHK Japan) Blithe
Edward_Hall_(director)
1969 murders in Los Angeles, US
pointed out a sleeping man through a window, and the two entered through the unlocked back door. Watson claims Manson roused the sleeping Leno LaBianca
Tate–LaBianca_murders
English actor
Government Inspector as Jonathan Powell (2005) Agatha Christie's Marple – "Sleeping Murder" as Kelvin Halliday (2006) Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006) as David
Julian_Wadham
Marple is a British ITV television series based on the Miss Marple and other murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. It is also known as Marple. The title
List of Agatha Christie's Marple episodes
List_of_Agatha_Christie's_Marple_episodes
Diagnosis: Murder is an action comedy/mystery/medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves
List of Diagnosis: Murder episodes
List_of_Diagnosis:_Murder_episodes
1612-1613 play by John Webster
Gough. Film – Upcoming film will stars Morfydd Clark and Sam Riley Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie (Williams, Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1976) uses the
The_Duchess_of_Malfi
English actress
Sense and Sensibility, The Cleopatras, The Gentle Touch, Miss Marple, (Sleeping Murder episode), Between The Lines, Trial & Retribution, Casualty and The
Amanda_Boxer
Sudden unexplained death of a child who is less than one year of age
include sleeping on the stomach or side, overheating, and exposure to tobacco smoke. Accidental suffocation from bed sharing (also known as co-sleeping) or
SIDS
2024 Canadian mystery-drama TV series
Murder in a Small Town is a Canadian crime drama series which premiered on Global in Canada and Fox in the United States, on September 24, 2024. It is
Murder in a Small Town (TV series)
Murder_in_a_Small_Town_(TV_series)
American serial killer (1946–1989)
January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls throughout 1974, 1975, and 1978. His modus
Ted_Bundy
Unsolved 1986 murder
investigation into the murder. On November 1, 1986, between the hours of 1:20 and 6:00 AM, Chaim Weiss was killed while sleeping at Torah High School,
Murder_of_Chaim_Weiss
2005 compilation album by Shape of Despair
[citation needed] as well as the new song "Sleeping Murder" that had a "guess the lyrics" competition. "Sleeping Murder" – 8:35 "Night's Dew" (instrumental)
Shape_of_Despair_(album)
American spree killer (born 1985)
Malvo, is a Jamaican convicted mass murderer who, along with John Allen Muhammad, committed a series of murders dubbed the D.C. sniper attacks over a
Lee_Boyd_Malvo
2016 murder of a college student in Bend, Oregon
The murder of Kaylee Sawyer, a 23-year-old woman from Bend, Oregon, occurred on July 24, 2016. Sawyer, a Central Oregon Community College student, was
Murder_of_Kaylee_Sawyer
1928 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
point she might be in need of funds and need a fallback, she wrote Sleeping Murder and locked it securely in a bank vault for future publication. Curtain
The_Mystery_of_the_Blue_Train
English playwright (c. 1580 – c. 1632)
the 1987 BBC TV film version of Agatha Christie's detective novel Sleeping Murder. Webster's line, "Cover her face; mine eyes dazzle: she died young"
John_Webster
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)
1934 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
train exterior, the dining car, the sleeping compartments, and the parlor car as snow effects set the scene. Murder on the Orient Express was adapted into
Murder_on_the_Orient_Express
American homemaker accused of murder (born 1949)
Wheeler; born November 15, 1949) is an American woman who was accused of murdering her former lover's wife, Betty Gore. The killing took place in Wylie,
Candy_Montgomery
1994 child murder in Hamilton, New Jersey, US
Township, New Jersey, seven-year-old girl Megan Nicole Kanka was raped and murdered by her neighbor, Jesse Timmendequas, after he lured her into his house;
Murder_of_Megan_Kanka
English murderer and former royal dresser (born 1967)
dresser for Sarah, Duchess of York. Andrews was imprisoned in 2001 for murdering her lover, and released from prison in 2019. Jane Dawn Elizabeth Andrews
Jane_Andrews
March 2024 event in Brandon, Mississippi
On March 19, 2024, Ashley Smylie was murdered at her home in Brandon, Mississippi, United States, by her 14-year-old daughter, Carly Madison Gregg through
Murder_of_Ashley_Smylie
2015 Sri Lankan child rape and murder
child who was abducted, raped and murdered. The girl went missing from her house on 12 September 2015 while sleeping with her mother. After an extensive
Murder_of_Seya_Sadewmi
Infamous murder in Denmark
stabbed in her sleep. On 14 September 2015, her 16-year-old daughter Lisa Borch was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for her mother's murder. Borch's boyfriend
Kvissel_murder
2007 familicide in Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
professional wrestler employed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), murdered his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son, Daniel, before hanging himself
Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
Chris_Benoit_double-murder_and_suicide
2012 child murder in Bentonville, Arkansas, US
while she was sleeping in Bentonville, Arkansas, on November 20, 2012, six days after her birthday. Later that day, Bridgeman was found murdered. Her case
Murder_of_Jersey_Bridgeman
South Korean serial killer (born 1963)
known for committing the Hwaseong serial murders (Korean: 화성 연쇄 살인 사건). Between 1986 and 1994, Lee murdered fifteen women and girls in addition to committing
Lee_Choon-jae
1981 crime in India
killed with his own sword. Alternatively, he is said to have been quietly sleeping in a charpoy in the garden of his official residence when he was violently
Murder_of_Hukum_Singh
Mass stabbing in Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
Pennsylvania, on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. At the time of the murders, Kohberger was a PhD student completing his
2022 University of Idaho murders
2022_University_of_Idaho_murders
Canadian actor, grip and gaffer (born 1970)
(2005) (V) (gaffer) The Dive from Clausen's Pier (2005) (TV) (grip) Sleep Murder (2004) (TV) (grip) She's Too Young (2004) (TV) (grip) Footsteps (2003)
Michael_Jackson_(actor)
2021 murder of a man in Colorado, US
years old. On February 3, 2023, Cohee was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Warren Bruce Barnes was
Murder_of_Warren_Barnes
British murderer (born 1982)
Russell (born 16 April 1982) is a British murderer, spree killer, and convicted rapist. In October 2020, he murdered Julie Williams, her son David Williams
Anthony_Russell_(murderer)
Murder perpetrated by Stephen McDaniel
while he was sleeping. He was then placed in jail, where he would remain for the next month. In August, McDaniel was charged with murder. Investigators
Murder_of_Lauren_Giddings
Name list
film scholar and author Gwenda Halliday in the Agatha Christie novel Sleeping Murder (1976) Gwenda Vaughan in the Agatha Christie novel Ordeal by Innocence
Gwenda_(given_name)
2004 Indian film by Anurag Basu
Murder is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film, directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. It is the first installment in the Murder
Murder_(2004_film)
1965 child murder in Indianapolis, U.S.
1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children
Murder_of_Sylvia_Likens
English actor (1906–1987)
King Lear (1983) as Old Man The Element of Crime (1984) as Osborne Sleeping Murder (1987) as Mr. Galbraith Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) as
Esmond_Knight
1919 unsolved murder in India
De la Haye went to bed after a time, Mr. De la Haye sleeping in one bed and his wife sleeping in the other bed alongside, on the verandah. De la Haye
Murder_of_Clement_De_La_Haye
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
pointed out a sleeping man through a window, and the two entered through the unlocked back door. Watson claims Manson roused the sleeping Leno LaBianca
Charles_Manson
American serial killer and sex offender (1960–2013)
time, Ramirez began to seek escape from his father's violent temper by sleeping in a local cemetery. His father often tied him to a crucifix in a cemetery
Richard_Ramirez
Season of television series
Diagnosis: Murder's seventh season originally aired from September 23, 1999, to May 11, 2000. The season was released on DVD complete and available in
Diagnosis:_Murder_season_7
Child murders and rapes in 1993
The rape and murder of Jennifer Lee Ertman and Elizabeth Christine Peña, two teenage girls from Houston, Texas, aged 14 and 16, respectively, occurred
Murders of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Peña
Murders_of_Jennifer_Ertman_and_Elizabeth_Peña
articles) Geoffrey Chaucer* — The Canterbury Tales Agatha Christie* — Sleeping Murder and notebooks Tom Clancy — Command Authority (with Mark Greaney) Wilkie
List of works published posthumously
List_of_works_published_posthumously
Subgenre of crime and mystery fiction
detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and
Detective_fiction
Unidentified Indian serial killer
who murdered at least 13 sleeping homeless people in Calcutta in 1989. The name is also given to the perpetrator of a similar series of murders in Mumbai
Stoneman
Finnish funeral doom metal band
from the band's first demo Alone in the Mist and a new song called “Sleeping Murder”. The album was recorded over a four-day period at Sundicoop Studios
Shape_of_Despair
1979 murder and rape of a young girl in Florida, United States
kidnapped, murdered sleeping girl becomes Florida's record 16th execution". USA Today. November 13, 2025. "6-year-old girl apparently murdered, dumped in
Murder_of_Rebecca_Kunash
Children's bedtime prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep is a Christian children's bedtime prayer from the 18th century. Perhaps the earliest version was written by George Wheler in
Now_I_Lay_Me_Down_to_Sleep
2013 murder of an abused American boy in Palmdale, California
boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre. Both were charged and convicted of first-degree murder with special circumstances of torture. Pearl was sentenced to life imprisonment
Murder_of_Gabriel_Fernandez
1939 novel by Raymond Chandler
death; the final pages of the book refer to a rumination about "sleeping the big sleep". In 1999, the book was voted 96th of Le Monde's "100 Books of the
The_Big_Sleep
2002 murder in Modesto, California, US
charged with two counts of murder. In 2004, he was convicted of the first degree murder of Laci and the second degree murder of Conner. His death sentence
Murder_of_Laci_Peterson
1977 book of recollections of Agatha Christie
works, the award of the DBE in 1971 or successes such as the 1974 film of Murder on the Orient Express. She also admitted that she didn't follow a strict
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
Agatha_Christie:_An_Autobiography
2017 South Korean TV series
While You Were Sleeping (Korean: 당신이 잠든 사이에; RR: Dangsini jamdeun saie) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Bae Suzy, Lee Sang-yeob
While You Were Sleeping (2017 TV series)
While_You_Were_Sleeping_(2017_TV_series)
American organized crime groups in the 1930s and 1940s
Murder, Inc. (Murder, Incorporated) was an organized crime group active from 1929 to 1941 that acted as the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate –
Murder,_Inc.
1992 child murder in Madison, Indiana, US
Indiana, by four teenage girls. She was 12 years old at the time of her murder. The crime attracted international attention due to both its brutality and
Murder_of_Shanda_Sharer
Luxury passenger train service in Europe
of: Baggage car Sleeping coach with 16 beds (with bogies) Sleeping coach with 14 beds (3 axles) Restaurant coach (nr. 107) Sleeping coach with 13 beds
Orient_Express
American singer-songwriter (born 2005)
2026, on suspicion of murdering Rivas and is being held without bail. On April 20, Burke was charged with first-degree murder of Rivas with special circumstances
D4vd
1963–65 serial child killings in England
The Moors murders were a series of child killings committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in and around Manchester, England, between July 1963 and October
Moors_murders
Unsolved Japanese murder case
Setagaya family murder (Japanese: 世田谷一家殺害事件, Hepburn: Setagaya ikka satsugai jiken; Setagaya family killings) refers to the unsolved murders of the Miyazawa
Setagaya_family_murder
Indian actor (born 1965)
Kannada film Seetharama Kalyana. In 2020, he appeared in a short film Sleeping Partner opposite actress Divya Dutta. He made his debut on television in
Sanjay_Kapoor
1927 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
Hughes Massie, asking him to keep a manuscript in reserve (probably Sleeping Murder) and stated I have been, once, in a position where I wanted to write
The_Big_Four_(novel)
Peoples Temple cult settlement in Guyana
in prior recorded discussions. The poisonings in Jonestown followed the murder of five others, including U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan, by Temple members at
Jonestown
Scottish serial killer (1945–2018)
who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983. Convicted at the Old Bailey of six counts of murder and two of attempted murder, Nilsen
Dennis_Nilsen
Season of television series
the 2000s that suggested more than 50% of the public believed Diana was murdered. The scenes showing William and Harry's relationship falling apart as early
The_Crown_season_6
Unsolved murders of teenage girl and domestic worker
had made them the prime suspects: Sleeping through the murders The Talwars stated that they slept through the murders because of the noise produced by
2008_Noida_double_murder_case
SLEEPING MURDER
SLEEPING MURDER
Boy/Male
Biblical
The sleeping of God.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Sleeping.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Changed, sleeping.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sleeping on the Sea
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sleeping on the Earth
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’.
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
Ancient, sleeping.
Biblical
a lamb; sleeping
Biblical
changed; sleeping
Girl/Female
Biblical
A lamb, sleeping.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sleeping on the Sea
Girl/Female
Tamil
Maha Durga | மஹாதà¯à®°à¯à®•ா
The Durga who is sleeping
Maha Durga | மஹாதà¯à®°à¯à®•ா
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Sleeping on the Ocean
Biblical
Jashen, ancient; sleeping
Biblical
sleeping
Boy/Male
Biblical
Ancient, sleeping.
Girl/Female
Latin
Protectress of sleeping babys.
Biblical
the sleeping of God
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Durga who is sleeping
SLEEPING MURDER
SLEEPING MURDER
Boy/Male
French, German, Hindu, Indian
Smiling
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, Latin
Greatest
Boy/Male
English
Rygetun - from the rye farm.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light from the Guru
Female
Yiddish
 Variant spelling of Yiddish Tzofiya, ZOFIA means "guard" or "scout." Compare with another form of Zofia.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Very pleasing
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Indian
Paradise, Heaven, Garden
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Riggall, which occurs chiefly in Lincolnshire, but is unexplained.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Obedient, Giver
SLEEPING MURDER
SLEEPING MURDER
SLEEPING MURDER
SLEEPING MURDER
SLEEPING MURDER
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Sleep
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.
Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.
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.
n.
The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds; as, the sledding is good.
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.
v. t.
To exceed in sleeping.
a.
Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish.
a.
Ripe for weeping; ready to weep.
n.
A sleeping car.
n. pl.
Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street.
n.
The act of seeing sights; eagerness for novelties or curiosities.
a.
Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties or curiosities.
n.
Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
n.
Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
a.
Having a semblance, whether with or without reality; apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship; seeming truth.
n.
The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.
n.
The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.