sleepwalk

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9

Definition of sleepwalk

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
    “Government... unions... industry... we have had enough. We - no, YOU - are sleepwalking the rest of us towards a less busy, less relevant industry with a smaller workforce, fewer passengers, fading importance, declining investment, poorly-paid jobs, and a truly shambolic reputation.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
    “Government... unions... industry... we have had enough. We - no, YOU - are sleepwalking the rest of us towards a less busy, less relevant industry with a smaller workforce, fewer passengers, fading importance, declining investment, poorly-paid jobs, and a truly shambolic reputation.”
  2. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To perform actions without being aware of them; to do something that invites certain results without confronting that possibility.
    “The government is sleepwalking into a crisis.”
    “They're trying to sleepwalk past their health problems.”
    “Chris Coons, a Democratic senator, said he was also alarmed at the administration’s actions, telling the station: “I have no idea why the president is seizing an oil tanker and I’m fairly gravely concerned that he’s sleepwalking us into a war with Venezuela.””

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From sleep + walk.

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