Definition of Sleepwalking

1. Noun. Walking by a person who is asleep.

Exact synonyms: Noctambulation, Noctambulism, Somnambulation, Somnambulism
Generic synonyms: Walk, Walking, Sleeping
Derivative terms: Noctambulist, Sleepwalk, Somnambulate, Somnambulist

Definition of Sleepwalking

1. n. Walking in one's sleep.

Definition of Sleepwalking

1. Noun. The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of sleepwalk) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sleepwalking

1. sleepwalk [v] - See also: sleepwalk

Medical Definition of Sleepwalking

1. Sleepwalking, rising out of bed and walking about during an apparent state of sleep, usually occurring in the first third of the night and lasting a few minutes to a half hour. Origin: L. Somnus = sleep, ambulare = to walk This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleepwalking

sleeps
sleeps off
sleepswalk
sleepswalks
sleeptalk
sleeptalked
sleeptalking
sleeptalks
sleepwaker
sleepwakers
sleepwaking
sleepwalk
sleepwalked
sleepwalker
sleepwalkers
sleepwalking (current term)
sleepwalks
sleepward
sleepwear
sleepwise
sleepy
sleepy-dust
sleepy-eyed
sleepy cod
sleepy dust
sleepy head
sleepy sickness
sleepyhead
sleepyheaded

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