sleepwalk

[ sleep-wawk ]

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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

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British Dictionary definitions for sleepwalk

sleepwalk

/ (ˈsliːpˌwɔːk) /

verb

(intr) to walk while asleep: See also somnambulism

Derived forms of sleepwalk

sleepwalker, noun
sleepwalking, noun, adjective

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