Sleepwalking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sleepwalking is a noun meaning The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
Meaning
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of sleepwalk
Example Sentences
The play presents a whole gamut of such causes, from irrational passions, omens, prophecies, haunted sleepwalkings, nightmares, prodigies of nature, and conjurings, to Laius's ghost in four incarnations […]
Word Forms
- sleepwalkings
Synonyms for sleepwalking
Depending on context, synonyms include somnambulism, noctambulism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noctambulism, somnambulism, aimless, sleepdriving, wakelessness, somnambulant.
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