Uttering speech while asleep

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. uttering speech while asleep [syn: sleep talking , somniloquism ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Somniloquy or sleep-talking is a parasomnia that refers to talking aloud while asleep. It can be quite loud, ranging from simple mumbling sounds to loud shouts and long frequently inarticulate speeches, and can occur many times during a sleep cycle. As ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The act or habit of talking in one's sleep. 2 (context countable English) The words thus uttered.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
talking in one's sleep, 1847, from somni- , "sleep" + -loquy , from Latin loqui "to speak" (see locution ). Related: Somniloquence (1814); somniloquent (1804, Coleridge); somniloquist ; somniloquous ; somniloquize .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Somniloquy \Som*nil"o*quy\, n. A talking in sleep; the talking of one in a state of somnipathy. [R.] --Coleridge.