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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When Julian begins to sleepwalk, a strange intimacy develops between the two.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Naomi Harris Back in New York, Colvin sleepwalked through his final weeks of school.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
While Thomas is away, Ellen is staying with Anna and her wealthy shipyard owner husband Friedrich Harding (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who calls for local medic Dr. Sievers (Ralph Ineson) when his houseguest starts sleepwalking, experiencing visions and convulsing.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Although users will need to take action to enable it now, doing so could prevent you from sleepwalking into a security nightmare.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Naomi Harris Back in New York, Colvin sleepwalked through his final weeks of school.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
While Thomas is away, Ellen is staying with Anna and her wealthy shipyard owner husband Friedrich Harding (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who calls for local medic Dr. Sievers (Ralph Ineson) when his houseguest starts sleepwalking, experiencing visions and convulsing.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Although users will need to take action to enable it now, doing so could prevent you from sleepwalking into a security nightmare.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Sleepwalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepwalk. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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