Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep like a dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: sleep- -like a -dog
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of sleep like a log.

Example Sentences

"Skookum Bill, full of restless, tireless energy when on the trail, now passed to the other extreme. He slept like a dog, sixteen hours a day, rising to eat and smoke, and then falling back in his bunk, where he coiled himself very much like a hibernating bear. He was stupid with sleep, drugged with it, and he did absolutely nothing, leaving all the work to his partner."

Inflected Forms

sleeps like a dog (present, singular) sleeping like a dog (participle, present) slept like a dog (participle, past) slept like a dog (past)

Synonyms

sleep like a log

Questions

What does sleep like a dog mean?: Synonym of sleep like a log.

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