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sleep·walk·ing

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–noun

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

–adjective

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

[Origin: 1790–1800; sleep + walking

]

—Related forms

sleepwalker, noun

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sleep·walk Audio Help (slēp'wôk') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. sleep·walked, sleep·walk·ing, sleep·walks
To walk or perform other motor acts while asleep; somnambulate.

[Back-formation from sleepwalking.]

sleep'walk'er n.

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sleep·walk·ing Audio Help (slēp'wô'kĭng) Pronunciation Key
n. The act or an instance of walking or performing another activity associated with wakefulness while asleep or in a sleeplike state. Also called noctambulism, somnambulism.

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sleepwalking
noun
walking by a person who is asleep

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sleepwalking sleep·walk·ing (slēp'wô'kĭng)
n.
The act of walking or performing another activity associated with wakefulness while asleep or in a sleeplike state. Also called noctambulism, somnambulism.