sleepwalk

American  

[sleep-wawk] / ˈslipˌwɔk /

verb (used without object)

1. to engage in sleepwalking.

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noun

1. an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.

sleepwalk British  

/ ˈsliːpˌwɔːk /

verb

1. (intr) to walk while asleep See also somnambulism

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Other Word Forms

• sleepwalker noun
• sleepwalking noun

Etymology

Origin of sleepwalk

First recorded in 1920–25; back formation from sleepwalking

Example Sentences

They could sleepwalk their way through the first three quarters and still pull it out in the end.

From The Wall Street Journal

The three stood swaying on their feet, eyes half closed, and sleepwalked downstairs with Penelope shepherding them from behind.

From Literature

At one point, Foster alleged that he told one executive that “WPP and GroupM have ‘been sleepwalking to the edge of a cliff and people don’t want to hear it.’”

From Los Angeles Times

She must have heard him cry, sleepwalked to the nursery, lifted him out of the crib while she was still asleep, then woke to discover the crib empty.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Chargers, whose distinctive look was a nod to the 1970s, were sleepwalking in the first half before coming to life in the second.

From Los Angeles Times