Somnambulate (Verb)
Meaning
Walk in one's sleep.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The woman got up in the middle of the night to somnambulate down to the kitchen, where she made herself a sandwich before returning to bed.
- Her sleep disorder caused her to somnambulate on multiple occasions, which often worried her family members.
- As a child, Jack would often somnambulate around the house at night, completely unaware of his actions.
- During the intense stress of exams, Emily would sometimes somnambulate at night, usually ending up in some unexpected room of the house.
- After waking up in the garden, Tom realized that he must have somnambulated out of the house, although he had no recollection of it.