sleepwalk
verb
sleep·walk
ˈslēp-ˌwȯk 
sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks
1
: to walk while or as if while asleep
2
: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner
sleepwalked through the workday
sleepwalk
noun
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Other disorders that are less common but could also be contributing to drowsiness are narcolepsy or sleepwalking during the night.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Matt Schubert, sports editor: Did the Broncos just sleepwalk through the first half in Las Vegas?
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
After sleepwalking through the first three months of the offseason without making a single major-league move, the Minnesota Twins finally woke up to sign free agents Harrison Bader, Danny Coulombe and Ty France just in time for the start of spring training.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
And then there are kind of more colorful sleep issues, like sleep paralysis, sleep hallucinations, sleepwalking — more of unusual things that happen at night.
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Matt Schubert, sports editor: Did the Broncos just sleepwalk through the first half in Las Vegas?
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024
After sleepwalking through the first three months of the offseason without making a single major-league move, the Minnesota Twins finally woke up to sign free agents Harrison Bader, Danny Coulombe and Ty France just in time for the start of spring training.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
And then there are kind of more colorful sleep issues, like sleep paralysis, sleep hallucinations, sleepwalking — more of unusual things that happen at night.
—Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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