Sleepwalk

Quick meaning: Sleepwalk is a verb meaning (intransitive) To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.

Meaning

(intransitive) To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive, figurative) To perform actions without being aware of them; to do something that invites certain results without confronting that possibility.

Example Sentences

The government is sleepwalking into a crisis.

They're trying to sleepwalk past their health problems.

Chris Coons, a Democratic senator, said he was also alarmed at the administration’s actions, telling the station: “I have no idea why the president is seizing an oil tanker and I’m fairly gravely concerned that he’s sleepwalking us into a war with Venezuela.”

Government... unions... industry... we have had enough. We - no, YOU - are sleepwalking the rest of us towards a less busy, less relevant industry with a smaller workforce, fewer passengers, fading importance, declining investment, poorly-paid jobs, and a truly shambolic reputation.

Word Forms

• sleepwalks
• sleepwalking
• sleepwalked

Synonyms for sleepwalk

Depending on context, synonyms include somnambulate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include somnambulate, somnambulize, noctambulate, duckwalk, walk, slumber.

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