lucid dream
noun
a dream in which a person is aware that they are dreaming and can often control action in the dream.
lucid dreaming
-
a word derived from
lucid dream.
Example Sentences
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The study included 20 participants who had prior experience with lucid dreaming, meaning they sometimes realized they were dreaming while still asleep.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2026
She starts lucid dreaming and sleepwalking, receiving phone calls from beyond — like from their dead mother when she was a teenager beyond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
In this mellow and playful work, which had its premiere on Tuesday, the choreographer Ursula Eagly explores the edges between conscious and unconscious perception — the space of lucid dreaming.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
I reached out to two scientists specializing in lucid dreaming.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2023
Some conflate reality shifting with lucid dreaming, the scientifically accepted phenomenon in which a person becomes consciously aware during a dream.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2021
