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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleeptalk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sleeptalk
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To talk unconsciously in one's sleep.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English sleep Proto-Germanic *talōną Proto-West Germanic *talōn Proto-West Germanic *-ukōn Proto-West Germanic *talkōn Old English *tealcian Middle English talken English talk English sleeptalk From sleep + talk.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sleeptalks (present, singular) sleeptalking (participle, present) sleeptalked (participle, past) sleeptalked (past) sleep talk (alternative)

Derived Forms

sleeptalker

Questions

What does sleeptalk mean?
To talk unconsciously in one's sleep.
Where does sleeptalk come from?
Etymology tree English sleep Proto-Germanic *talōną Proto-West Germanic *talōn Proto-West Germanic *-ukōn Proto-West Germanic *talkōn Old English *tealcian Middle English talken English talk English sleeptalk From sleep + talk.

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