sleepwalk
verb
sleep·walk
ˈslēp-ˌwȯk 
sleepwalked; sleepwalking; sleepwalks
1
: to walk while or as if while asleep
2
: to proceed in a passive often lethargic manner
sleepwalked through the workday
sleepwalk
noun
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Sleep talking that occurs alongside night terrors, sleepwalking or breathing disruptions also warrants clinical attention.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Injuries will happen, and the gap between the managers paying attention and the ones sleepwalking widens every single week.
—John Laghezza, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie, a teenager struggling with his mental health, who begins sleepwalking and experiencing visions that take a toll on his everyday life.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
The 2014 album Wakng Thrst for Seeping Banhee in particular is a deranged masterpiece of zombified, sleepwalking funk, honored with a five-star review from Tinymixtapes and seemingly forgotten about since.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Injuries will happen, and the gap between the managers paying attention and the ones sleepwalking widens every single week.
—John Laghezza, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie, a teenager struggling with his mental health, who begins sleepwalking and experiencing visions that take a toll on his everyday life.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
The 2014 album Wakng Thrst for Seeping Banhee in particular is a deranged masterpiece of zombified, sleepwalking funk, honored with a five-star review from Tinymixtapes and seemingly forgotten about since.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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