oversleeping 1 of 2

noun

as in napping

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oversleeping

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verb

present participle of oversleep
as in sleeping in

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Recent Examples of oversleeping
Noun
Crisp shirting seen at Tommy Hilfiger that appears to be thrown on backward, as if frantically shimmied into after oversleeping. — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026 That means avoiding heavy meals before sleep, packing ear plugs and an eye mask, and matching your normal sleep duration (oversleeping can leave you feeling groggy). — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026 Ahlers has made multiple appearances at the Horological Society since his character started tinkering with timepieces to combat his chronic oversleeping. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversleeping
  1. napping
  2. dreaming
  3. slumber
  4. sleep
  5. dozing
  6. resting
  7. shut-eye
  8. snoozing
Noun
  • Exercise and napping produced similar memory performance benefits, but through different neural processes.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • How Sleep Patterns Connect to Hemorrhoid Risk A study published in Neuropsychiatric Research in August 2026 examined whether sleep patterns like insomnia, sleep duration and daytime napping may influence the risk of developing hemorrhoids.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of napping
Verb
  • Is an Indian dreaming about the same thing as a guy from Brazil or Nigeria or someone in Southeast Asia?
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Connington has spent years dreaming about a field where England’s best players have performed.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreaming
Noun
  • Rooms are kitted with slumber-inducing mattresses and lavender-scented eye masks.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Chicago Cubs picked a bad time to go into an offensive slumber.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of slumber
Noun
  • Frazzled parents unwind at the swim-up bar, while the little ones run amok in the spiffy waterpark, bowling alley, and giant sand castle equipped for sleep-overs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The company already offers sleep monitoring and heart-rate tracking with the Apple Watch.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sleep
Noun
  • Also noted, snoring and unintentional daytime dozing appeared to have no effect on brain aging.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Lily is the quickest to figure out the detective stories that George reads them every evening in the field, but otherwise smarts count for little in a quiet life of grazing and dozing.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of dozing
Noun
  • This group has promoted the Durupınar site as the resting place of Noah’s Ark since at least 2021.
    — Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia.
    — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of resting
Noun
  • The rest of us mere mortals ought to know better, with study after study laying out the benefits of getting a solid night’s shut-eye whenever possible.
    — Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Problems sleeping are an emergency because not getting enough shut-eye harms every part of your health.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of shut-eye
Noun
  • Limit Caffeeine, Alcohol and Heavy Meals Both can cause fragmented snoozing.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
  • With firm, medium, and plush options, the mattresses are designed to work with all sleeping positions and other snoozing preferences.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2026
Definition of snoozing

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“Oversleeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversleeping. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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