Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep a wink

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: sleep- a wink
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sleep at all.

Example Sentences

"I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink"

Etymology

From Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" Act III Scene IV.

Inflected Forms

sleeps a wink (present, singular) sleeping a wink (participle, present) slept a wink (participle, past) slept a wink (past)

Questions

What does sleep a wink mean?: To sleep at all.
Where does sleep a wink come from?: From Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" Act III Scene IV.

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