sleepwalking

[ sleep-waw-king ]
/ ˈslipˌwɔ kɪŋ /
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noun

the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.

adjective

of or relating to the state of walking while asleep; somnambulistic.

Origin of sleepwalking

First recorded in 1790–1800; sleep + walking

OTHER WORDS FROM sleepwalking

sleep·walk·er, noun

Words nearby sleepwalking

sleeping sickness, sleepless, sleepover, sleepshirt, sleepwalk, sleepwalking, sleepwear, sleepy, sleepy hollow chair, sleepyhead, sleet

Definition for sleepwalking (2 of 2)

sleepwalk
[ sleep-wawk ]
/ ˈslipˌwɔk /

verb (used without object)

to engage in sleepwalking.

noun

an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.

Origin of sleepwalk

First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from sleepwalking

Words related to sleepwalking

noctambulism, somnambulation, somnambulism

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British Dictionary definitions for sleepwalking

sleepwalk
/ (ˈsliːpˌwɔːk) /

verb

(intr) to walk while asleep See also somnambulism

Derived forms of sleepwalk

sleepwalker, noun sleepwalking, noun, adjective

Medical definitions for sleepwalking

sleepwalking
[ slēp′wô′kĭng ]

n.

The act of walking or performing another activity associated with wakefulness while asleep or in a sleeplike state. noctambulism somnambulism

Other words from sleepwalking

sleep′walk′ v. sleep′walk′er n.