How to Pronounce "sleepers"
word
ˈsɫipɝz
SLEE-perz
slˈiːpəz
SLEE-puhz
Definition
'Sleepers' usually means people who are sleeping. It can also refer to the wooden or concrete beams that support railway tracks, or things or people that seem unremarkable at first but later become important.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɫipɝz
British English
slˈiːpəz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SLEE-perz
UK
SLEE-puhz
Listen in Context
The sleepers were all snuggled in their beds.
Trains run on sleepers under the tracks.
Heavy sleepers don’t wake up easily.
Have you ever seen wooden sleepers on old railways?