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sleepwalking

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsliːpˌwɔːkɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈslipˌwɔkɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slēp′wô′king)

sleep•walk•ing /ˈslipˌwɔkɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Pathologythe act of walking while asleep;
somnambulism.

sleep•walk, v. [no object]
sleep•walk•er, n. [countable]

sleep•walk•ing (slēp′wô′king),USA pronunciation n.

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

adj.

Physiologyof or pertaining to the state of walking while asleep;
somnambulistic.

sleep + walking 1790–1800

sleep′walk′er, n.

sleep•walk (slēp′wôk′),USA pronunciation v.i.

Physiologyto engage in sleepwalking.

Physiologyan act of sleepwalking;
somnambulation.

back formation from sleepwalking 1920–25

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sleepwalk /ˈsliːpˌwɔːk/ vb (intransitive)

to walk while asleep
See also somnambulism
(often followed by into or through) informal to act or proceed without thinking about what one is doing

ˈsleepˌwalker n ˈsleepˌwalking n , adj

'sleepwalking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

automatism - noctambulous - sleepwalk - somnambulism

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