Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To walk or perform other motor acts while asleep; somnambulate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb intransitive To walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb walk in one's sleep

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Back-formation from sleepwalking.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

sleep +‎ walk

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word sleepwalk.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.