sleepwalk

verb

sleep·​walk ˈslēp-ˌwȯk How to pronounce sleepwalk (audio)
sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks

intransitive verb

1
: to walk while or as if while asleep
2
: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner
sleepwalked through the workday
sleepwalk noun
sleepwalker noun

Examples of sleepwalk in a Sentence

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Other disorders that are less common but could also be contributing to drowsiness are narcolepsy or sleepwalking during the night. 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 See All Example Sentences for sleepwalk

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleepwalk was in 1842

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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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sleepwalk

verb
sleep·​walk ˈslēp-ˌwȯk How to pronounce sleepwalk (audio)
: to walk while or as if while asleep
sleepwalker noun

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