sleepwalk

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sleepwalk

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From sleep + walk.

verb sleepwalks · sleepwalking · sleepwalked

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.
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.

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@misc{sleepwalk_2026,
  title = {sleepwalk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sleepwalk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}