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doze
1[dohz]
verb (used without object)
to sleep lightly or fitfully.
to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often followed byoff ).
He dozed off during the sermon.
to sleep for a short time; nap.
to be dull or half asleep.
verb (used with object)
to pass or spend (time) in drowsiness (often followed byaway ).
He dozed away the afternoon.
noun
a light or fitful sleep; nap.
Synonyms: , , ,
doze
2[dohz]
verb (used with or without object)
Informal.to clear or level with a bulldozer.
doze
/ əʊ /
verb
to sleep lightly or intermittently
(often foll by off) to fall into a light sleep
noun
a short sleep
Other Word Forms
- ˈdz noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of doze1
Example Sentences
When she did doze off, Dame Jacqueline said she wanted to sleep too but used the short window available to write.
Sloths have a reputation for being sluggish and slow, spending most of their lives dozing in trees, but a new study suggests this is one of the enduring secrets of their success.
Despite some low marks in her final years of high school, she’s unworried and unhurried, content to spend her days gazing at the water or dozing on the beach.
He claimed Ms Thomas had started watching the erotic film 50 Shades of Grey in the living room whilst he went to the bedroom and dozed.
Willie the goat was roaming around a parking lot on a leash, and Penelope the pig dozed quietly in a carrier.
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