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sleepwalking

sleep·walk·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sleep-waw-king]
    • /ˈslipˌwɔ kɪŋ/
    • /ˈsliːpˌwɔː.kər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sleep-waw-king]
    • /ˈslipˌwɔ kɪŋ/

Definitions of sleepwalking word

  • noun sleepwalking an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation. 1
  • adjective sleepwalking of or relating to the state of walking while asleep; somnambulistic. 1
  • verb without object sleepwalking to engage in sleepwalking. 1
  • noun sleepwalking the act or practice of walking while asleep; somnambulism 0
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Origin of sleepwalking

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; sleep + walking

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Parts of speech for Sleepwalking

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sleepwalking popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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