"unsleeping" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unsleeping [comparative], most unsleeping [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + sleeping. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sleeping}} un- + sleeping Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsleeping (comparative more unsleeping, superlative most unsleeping)
  1. Not sleeping.
    Sense id: en-unsleeping-en-adj-~wYuNfkr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 34 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 23 8 12
  2. (figuratively) Remaining constantly alert. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-unsleeping-en-adj-pcMycj3d Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 27 36 16 20
  3. Remaining constantly active.
    Sense id: en-unsleeping-en-adj-NLdmKDsp

Verb

Etymology: From un- + sleeping. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sleeping}} un- + sleeping Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unsleeping
  1. past participle of unsleep Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: unsleep
    Sense id: en-unsleeping-en-verb-wNFA~jpb
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          "ref": "1996, Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands, page 9",
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          "ref": "2011, Tim Bowler, River Boy",
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