sleepwalking

UK
/ˈsliːpˌwɔːkɪŋ/
US
/ˈsliːpˌwɔkɪŋ/

Translations

sleepwalkingnoun
Sleepwalking can be dangerous if the person leaves the house.
Лунатизм может быть опасным, если человек покидает дом.
Synonyms
sleepwalking disorder
sleepwalkingadjective
more sleepwalking
Comp.
most sleepwalking
Super.
UK
/ˈsliːpˌwɔːkɪŋ/
US
/ˈsliːpˌwɔkɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something related to the act or condition of walking while asleep
sleepwalkverb

sleepwalking

Gerund

UK
/ˈsliːpˌwɔːk/
US
/ˈsliːpˌwɔk/
Usually intransitive; used literally for walking during sleep and figuratively for acting with little awareness.
лунатитьразг.; о хождении во сне
He used to sleepwalk to the kitchen as a child.
В детстве он часто лунатил и ходил на кухню.
Additional translations
дрейфоватьперен.; о пассивном, бесконтрольном движении к нежелательному исходу
Synonyms
be on autopilot
proceed unconsciously
operate automatically
act automatically
go through the motions
walk while asleep
ambulate in one's sleep
stroll in one's sleep
roam in one's sleep
wander in one's sleep
walk in one's sleep
Antonyms
act deliberately
act consciously
be awake
wake up
walk consciously

Definitions

sleepwalkingnoun
The act of walking or performing other complex behaviors while in a state of sleep.
Her sleepwalking episodes often left her in different rooms of the house by morning.
A state of automatic or absent-minded behaviour resembling that of a sleepwalker.
He went through the meeting in a kind of sleepwalking, hardly aware of what was being said.
sleepwalkingadjective
Relating to or characteristic of sleepwalking or someone who sleepwalks.
The clinic offered a program for sleepwalking children.
Performed automatically and without conscious thought, as if while asleep.
The players were sleepwalking through the second half of the game.
sleepwalkverb
to walk or perform actions while still asleep
He used to sleepwalk to the kitchen as a child.
to act or move through a situation with little awareness, effort, or conscious control
The company sleepwalked into a financial crisis.