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Scales Tipped Against Popular Government Leader Taking A Rest Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
SLEEPING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SLEEPING
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "SLEEPING" which means:
- noun
- • The state of being asleep
- • Quiet and inactive restfulness
- • The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate adjective satellite
- • Lying with head on paws as if sleeping verb
- • To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- • (of a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- • To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
- • To accommodate in beds.
- • To be slumbering in (a state).
- • To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- • To be dead; to lie in the grave.
- • To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
- • To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
- • To place into a state of hibernation. adjective
- • Asleep.
- • Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I love sleeping in on weekends."
- • "He was caught sleeping on the job."
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