Sleepy
adjective
Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of being tired or not getting enough rest.
After a long day of work, she was incredibly sleepy.
Often appears as...
- feel sleepy
- look sleepy
adjective
Quiet and without much activity.
They spent a week in a sleepy little village where nothing ever happened.
Often appears as...
- sleepy town
- sleepy village
adjective
Causing you to feel tired.
The sound of the rain on the roof is so sleepy.
Often appears as...
- sleepy sound
- sleepy music
Usage tips
Poetic
adjective
Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of being tired or not getting enough rest.
After a long day of work, she was incredibly sleepy.
Often appears as...
- feel sleepy
- look sleepy
adjective
Quiet and without much activity.
They spent a week in a sleepy little village where nothing ever happened.
Often appears as...
- sleepy town
- sleepy village
adjective
Causing you to feel tired.
The sound of the rain on the roof is so sleepy.
Often appears as...
- sleepy sound
- sleepy music
Usage tips
Poetic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical State
Use 'sleepy' to describe someone feeling the need to sleep, especially in informal settings.
After watching the movie, I felt so sleepy.
Pro Tip 2/3Observable Behavior
'Sleepy' describes someone who shows signs of tiredness, like yawning or drooping eyes.
Her sleepy eyes made it clear she needed a nap.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Feeling
When feeling 'sleepy,' a person may not necessarily fall asleep but just feels the desire.
Even though I'm sleepy, I have to finish my homework.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical State
Use 'sleepy' to describe someone feeling the need to sleep, especially in informal settings.
After watching the movie, I felt so sleepy.
Pro Tip 2/3Observable Behavior
'Sleepy' describes someone who shows signs of tiredness, like yawning or drooping eyes.
Her sleepy eyes made it clear she needed a nap.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Feeling
When feeling 'sleepy,' a person may not necessarily fall asleep but just feels the desire.
Even though I'm sleepy, I have to finish my homework.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical State
Use 'sleepy' to describe someone feeling the need to sleep, especially in informal settings.
After watching the movie, I felt so sleepy.
Pro Tip 2/3Observable Behavior
'Sleepy' describes someone who shows signs of tiredness, like yawning or drooping eyes.
Her sleepy eyes made it clear she needed a nap.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Feeling
When feeling 'sleepy,' a person may not necessarily fall asleep but just feels the desire.
Even though I'm sleepy, I have to finish my homework.
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Dean Ornish: Healing...
You feel kind of sleepy afterwards. On a low-fat meal, the blood flow doesn't go down -- it even goes up. Many of you have kids, and you know that's a big change in your lifestyle. People are not afraid to make big changes in lifestyle if they're worth it. And the paradox is that when you make big changes, you get big benefits, and you feel so much better so quickly.
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How does caffeine keep...
that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules. In other words, you get sleepy. Caffeine is what's called an adenosine receptor antagonist. That means it derails this process of slowing your neurons down by blocking adenosine receptors.
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How couples can sustain...
Years, maybe, of all these difficult feelings. In the book, I use this really silly metaphor of difficult feelings as sleepy hedgehogs that you are fostering until you can find a way to set them free by turning toward them with kindness and compassion.
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What would happen if you...
We grow sleepy due to signals from our body telling our brain we are tired, and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper,
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Why sleep matters now...
again you start to drift forward in time the second piece of advice that relates to that don't necessarily go to bed any earlier than you would otherwise because sometimes if you do that even if you're feeling quite sleepy you can then
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The surprising reason...
and causes a rise in body temperature. It also makes you sleepy, and you lose your appetite and thirst. But what's the point of all of these unpleasant symptoms? Well, we're not yet sure, but some theorize that they aid in recovery.
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6 tips for better sleep...
You'd actually be quite surprised at how sleepy that can make you feel. If you'd like, you can wear an eye mask or you can have blackout shades and that will help best regulate that critical sleep hormone of melatonin.
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Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
together and they can create a new race of children together and I think the girls should get to choose and it's not just amongst those young boys I think we should throw in the sleepy man banjo
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Lucky to survive an...
moves when it's happy sleepy or hungry it's one mouthful and when it's angry so will they bear grudges against people that have live yeah it's been known that's happy and an elephant can bear a
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Safari Live - Day 380 PIPE...
changed in the world of Hassan here he is doing the exact same position with his sleepy looking face but he does keep looking around scanning the area and we
Video examples
Dean Ornish: Healing...
You feel kind of sleepy afterwards. On a low-fat meal, the blood flow doesn't go down -- it even goes up. Many of you have kids, and you know that's a big change in your lifestyle. People are not afraid to make big changes in lifestyle if they're worth it. And the paradox is that when you make big changes, you get big benefits, and you feel so much better so quickly.
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules. In other words, you get sleepy. Caffeine is what's called an adenosine receptor antagonist. That means it derails this process of slowing your neurons down by blocking adenosine receptors.
Video examples
How couples can sustain...
Years, maybe, of all these difficult feelings. In the book, I use this really silly metaphor of difficult feelings as sleepy hedgehogs that you are fostering until you can find a way to set them free by turning toward them with kindness and compassion.
Video examples
What would happen if you...
We grow sleepy due to signals from our body telling our brain we are tired, and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper,
Video examples
Why sleep matters now...
again you start to drift forward in time the second piece of advice that relates to that don't necessarily go to bed any earlier than you would otherwise because sometimes if you do that even if you're feeling quite sleepy you can then
Video examples
The surprising reason...
and causes a rise in body temperature. It also makes you sleepy, and you lose your appetite and thirst. But what's the point of all of these unpleasant symptoms? Well, we're not yet sure, but some theorize that they aid in recovery.
Video examples
6 tips for better sleep...
You'd actually be quite surprised at how sleepy that can make you feel. If you'd like, you can wear an eye mask or you can have blackout shades and that will help best regulate that critical sleep hormone of melatonin.
Video examples
Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
together and they can create a new race of children together and I think the girls should get to choose and it's not just amongst those young boys I think we should throw in the sleepy man banjo
Video examples
Lucky to survive an...
moves when it's happy sleepy or hungry it's one mouthful and when it's angry so will they bear grudges against people that have live yeah it's been known that's happy and an elephant can bear a
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 380 PIPE...
changed in the world of Hassan here he is doing the exact same position with his sleepy looking face but he does keep looking around scanning the area and we
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Quote examples
Perfume Genius
American Musician
My mom is not religious, but she's a very spiritual, magical kind of lady. One time, when I was younger, my mom said she was a witch and that my grandmother was also a witch. It was late at night, and she was really sleepy, but I took it very seriously because I always wanted to go to Hogwarts.
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Sean Hepburn Ferrer
She was just my mum, end of story. She was just the mum that wakes up in the morning with a sleepy head, who helps you do your homework, picks you up from school, takes you shopping for books and socks, and cares for you when you're sick.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
There's something to be said for being sleepy-eyed. I love sleepy eyes - that sort of vulnerability of being slightly discombobulated because you don't know where you are. But I like that vulnerability. It's sexy to me.
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Travis Scott
American Rapper
Sometimes I might be sleepy, and sometimes I've literally been sleeping backstage, woken up, gone straight on stage or gone crazy. It's not like I psyche myself; I don't do any of that.
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Stewart Alsop
American Writer
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.
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Wyatt Cenac
American Comedian
Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes.
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Natalia Kills
English Musician
I feel like all Londoners relate more to New York - L.A. doesn't feel like a 'city' city. It's like a sleepy town.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
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Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
I am a sleepy fellow. I will take a nice long nap the first chance I get.
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SZA
American Musician
Reading makes me so sleepy. Honestly, I'm a visual learner.
Quote examples
Perfume Genius
American Musician
My mom is not religious, but she's a very spiritual, magical kind of lady. One time, when I was younger, my mom said she was a witch and that my grandmother was also a witch. It was late at night, and she was really sleepy, but I took it very seriously because I always wanted to go to Hogwarts.
Quote examples
Sean Hepburn Ferrer
She was just my mum, end of story. She was just the mum that wakes up in the morning with a sleepy head, who helps you do your homework, picks you up from school, takes you shopping for books and socks, and cares for you when you're sick.
Quote examples
Grace Potter
American Musician
There's something to be said for being sleepy-eyed. I love sleepy eyes - that sort of vulnerability of being slightly discombobulated because you don't know where you are. But I like that vulnerability. It's sexy to me.
Quote examples
Travis Scott
American Rapper
Sometimes I might be sleepy, and sometimes I've literally been sleeping backstage, woken up, gone straight on stage or gone crazy. It's not like I psyche myself; I don't do any of that.
Quote examples
Stewart Alsop
American Writer
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.
Quote examples
Wyatt Cenac
American Comedian
Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes.
Quote examples
Natalia Kills
English Musician
I feel like all Londoners relate more to New York - L.A. doesn't feel like a 'city' city. It's like a sleepy town.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Quote examples
Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
I am a sleepy fellow. I will take a nice long nap the first chance I get.
Quote examples
SZA
American Musician
Reading makes me so sleepy. Honestly, I'm a visual learner.
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