sleepwrite
sleepwrite verb: to write in one's sleep.
Verb
sleepwrite (third-person singular simple present sleepwrites, present participle sleepwriting, simple past sleepwrote, past participle sleepwritten)
- To write in one's sleep.
- At first it seemed like a very painless way to get my work done and I told Milly to let me sleepwrite as much as I liked. We discovered, however, that although my subconscious might lead me to the typewriter, it couldn't make me think.1952, Morris McNeil Musselman, Second Honeymoon, page 5
- What a pity one cannot sleepwrite on the ceiling with one's finger or lifted toe.1984, Denton Welch, Michael De-la-Noy, The journals of Denton Welch, page 260
Forms of sleepwrite
| third-person singular present | sleepwrites |
|---|---|
| present participle | sleepwriting |
| past | sleepwrote |
| past participle | sleepwritten |
Origin of sleepwrite
From sleep + write.
Questions about sleepwrite
- What does sleepwrite mean?
- Sleepwrite means to write in one's sleep.
- What part of speech is sleepwrite?
- Sleepwrite is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sleepwrite?
- The past tense of sleepwrite is sleepwrote.
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