Where did you get the meaning of "wanting to sleep"?
I and this dictionary only know the meaning of a limb falling asleep.
You wouldn't text a friend this word when wanting to go to sleep.
You could say: "I'm gonna log off for now because my leg's falling asleep".
The surrounding context of the conversation usually makes it clear whether a limb is paralyzed or if you are excited from whatever stimulus the other party introduced.
@yoshiisgaming is your native language something other that English? I can imagine that definition being a bit confusing if you don't know that's how we describe a limb going numb in English.
I know this probably wont help much.
With these example, we always say that "you will probably understand when you are in the context or when you got used to it", which frustrates language learners.
Because context and Tone really make half the language (any language), and it's completely normal.
The best thing to do is just keep an open mind and move on, I guess xd.
About the verb 痺れる (しびれる)
Ok guys so i saw this verb recently and i just dont understand how you could use it.
It means to be numb/ wanna go to sleep
But it also means to be excited/ mesmerized .
So lets say youre talking by text with a buddy and youre getting kinda sleepy so you text 痺れてる, how would he know which meaning it is ? i mean these two meanings are kinda opposites dont you think ?