doze (Meaning)
doze (n)
a light fitful sleep
doze (v)
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
doze (v. i.)
To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy.
doze (v. t.)
To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one's time.
To make dull; to stupefy.
doze (n.)
A light sleep; a drowse.
Synonyms & Antonyms of doze
doze Sentence Examples
- The cat dozed off in a warm patch of sunlight.
- I took a short doze while waiting for my appointment.
- The baby dozed peacefully in her mother's arms.
- He dozed off while reading a boring book.
- The driver dozed at the wheel, causing a car accident.
- The warm, summer breeze made me feel drowsy and I dozed off.
- The patient was given a mild sedative to help her doze off.
- The medication made me feel tired and I dozed off in the middle of the movie.
- I was so exhausted that I dozed off as soon as my head hit the pillow.
- The sound of the waves crashing against the shore was so soothing that it made me doze off.
FAQs About the word doze
a light fitful sleep, sleep lightly or for a short period of timeTo slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be
nap,snooze, siesta, drowse, wink, catnap, slumber,kip, repose, forty winks
wake,rise, arise, arise, rise, wake,awake, awake, arouse, arouse
The cat dozed off in a warm patch of sunlight.
I took a short doze while waiting for my appointment.
The baby dozed peacefully in her mother's arms.
He dozed off while reading a boring book.
