Meanings
verbsleeptalk (third-person singular simple present sleeptalks, present participle sleeptalking, simple past and past participle sleeptalked)
present singular third person sleeptalks · participle present sleeptalking · participle past sleeptalked · past sleeptalked · alternative sleep talk
Origin
- Englishsleep
- Proto-Germanic*talōną
- Proto-West Germanic*talōn
- Proto-West Germanic*talkōn
- Old English*tealcian
- Middle Englishtalken
- Englishtalk
- Englishsleeptalk
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 發開口夢 /发开口梦
- 發開口夢 /发开口梦 (faat³ hoi¹ hau² mung⁶)to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
Chinese Mandarin 說夢話 /说梦话
- 說夢話 /说梦话 (shuō mènghuà)to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
Finnish puhua unissaan
- puhua unissaanto talk unconsciously in one's sleep
Indonesian igau, mengigau
- igauto talk unconsciously in one's sleep
- mengigauto talk unconsciously in one's sleep
Māori moenanu, tātāhau
- moenanuto talk unconsciously in one's sleep
- tātāhauto talk unconsciously in one's sleep
Polish mówić przez sen
- mówić przez sento talk unconsciously in one's sleep
Thai ละเมอ
- ละเมอ (lá-məə)to talk unconsciously in one's sleep
Cite this entry
APA
sleeptalk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeptalk
MLA
“sleeptalk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeptalk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleeptalk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeptalk.
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