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.

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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