Definition of sleep-inducing:
(v) :
(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
(n) :
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
(n) :
(countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
(v) :
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
(v) :
(intransitive, euphemistic, idiomatic) To be dead.
(v) :
(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.