bedding down

A form of bed down — To lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery, or of people when sleeping somewhere worse than normal, often camping or in prison.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bed down
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APA

bedding down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedding%20down

MLA

“bedding down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedding%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedding down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedding%20down.

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