sleepmarch
sleepmarch verb: to sleep while marching, having fallen asleep while marching.
Verb
sleepmarch (third-person singular simple present sleepmarches, present participle sleepmarching, simple past and past participle sleepmarched)
- To sleep while marching, having fallen asleep while marching.
- To perform actions without being aware of them, especially with militaristic or at least goal-oriented overtones.
- As long as the young are willing to accept the prevailing simple-minded mythology about America, Corporate Empire will remain safe and sound asleep even as we go sleepmarching off to war in the Middle East to secure "our" oil.1986 February, Vic Sadot, Broadside: The National Topic Song Magazine, number 170, Broadside, LTD.
- Above the shivering tenements of terror—
rough blankets over legions sleepmarching
into the night of time,
like clacking teeth in the mouth of the universe,2015, Dimitri Van den Meerssche, “Calling Themis”, in The European Journal of International Law (EJIL), volume 26, number 1, page 310
Forms of sleepmarch
| third-person singular present | sleepmarches |
|---|---|
| present participle | sleepmarching |
| past participle | sleepmarched |
| past | sleepmarched |
Origin of sleepmarch
From sleep + march.
Questions about sleepmarch
- What does sleepmarch mean?
- Sleepmarch means to sleep while marching, having fallen asleep while marching.
- What part of speech is sleepmarch?
- Sleepmarch is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sleepmarch?
- The past tense of sleepmarch is sleepmarched.
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