sleepy dust

noun

Rheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.

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Meanings

nounsleepy dust (uncountable)

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  1. informaluncountableRheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.

    Ellen looked at her, at her face, now serious, with traces of sleepy dust still in the corners of her eyes.

    2008, Kathleen McCleary, House and Home, Hyperion Books, published 2008, →ISBN

    Synonyms: crusty, gound, sleep

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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