Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleep-eat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
sleep--eat
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eat in one's sleep; to eat while asleep.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sleep + eat; by analogy of sleepwalk.

Usage

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Questions

What does sleep-eat mean?
To eat in one's sleep; to eat while asleep.
Where does sleep-eat come from?
From sleep + eat; by analogy of sleepwalk.

How to pronounce sleep-eat

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