sleepwalking

sleepwalking
noun
walking by a person who is asleep
Derivationally related forms: ↑noctambulist (for: ↑noctambulism), ↑somnambulate (for: ↑somnambulation), ↑somnambulist (for: ↑somnambulism), ↑sleepwalk
Hypernyms: ↑sleeping, ↑walk, ↑walking

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n
somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: sleep (I) + walking, gerund of walk
: walking in one's sleep : somnambulism

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/sleep"waw'king/, n.
1. the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to the state of walking while asleep; somnambulistic.
[1790-1800; SLEEP + WALKING]

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sleepˈwalking noun
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Main Entry:sleep

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sleepwalking UK [ˈsliːpwɔːkɪŋ] US [ˈslipwɔkɪŋ] noun [uncountable]
the action of walking and sometimes doing things while you are still sleeping
Thesaurus: sleephyponym to sleep, or to go to sleepsynonym
Derived Words: sleepwalk sleepwalker

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sleepwalking noun [noncount]
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Main Entry:sleepwalk

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