sleeping lions

noun

A children's game in which some participants lie on the floor and attempt to stay motionless, while others try to make them move without physically touching them.

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Meanings

nounsleeping lions (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegamesA children's game in which some participants lie on the floor and attempt to stay motionless, while others try to make them move without physically touching them.
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APA

sleeping lions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20lions

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“sleeping lions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20lions. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleeping lions,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeping%20lions.

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