Defn: Driving away sleep. [Obs.]
SOMNILOQUENCE
Som*nil"o*quence, n.
Defn: The act of talking in one's sleep; somniloquism.
SOMNILOQUISM
Som*nil"o*quism, n.
Defn: The act or habit of talking in one's sleep; somniloquy.
Coleridge.
SOMNILOQUIST
Som*nil"o*quist, n.
Defn: One who talks in his sleep.
SOMNILOQUOUS
Som*nil"o*quous, a. Etym: [L. somnus sleep + loqui to speak.]
Defn: Apt to talk in sleep.
SOMNILOQUY
Som*nil"o*quy, n.