sound asleep

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Sleeping still and silently

When Frere had come down, an hour before, the prisoners were all snugly between their blankets. They were not so now; though, at the first clink of the bolts, they would be back again in their old positions, to all appearances sound asleep.

sleeping deeply; "lying fast asleep on the sofa"; "it would be cruel to wake him; he's sound asleep"
dead to the world

However, he slept right through the night, and was still dead to the world when I slipped out.

sound asleep

    Silbentrennung

    sound a·sleep

    Türkische aussprache

    saund ıslip

    Synonyme

    fast asleep

    Aussprache

    /ˈsound əˈslēp/ /ˈsaʊnd əˈsliːp/

    Etymologie

    [ 'saund ] (adjective.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old English gesund; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy.
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