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snooze
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1snooze

intransitive verb \ˈsnüz\
snoozedsnooz·ing

Definition of SNOOZE

: to take a nap : doze

Examples of SNOOZE

  1. <snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter>
  2. <she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door>

Origin of SNOOZE

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1785

Related to SNOOZE

Synonyms
catnap, doze, nap, rest, slumber, sleep

Rhymes with SNOOZE

blues, booze, bruise, choose, cruise, cruse, Druze, flews, fuse, lose, Meuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, roose, ruse, schmooze, trews, use, whose

2snooze

noun

Definition of SNOOZE

1
: nap
2
: something boring or uninspiring
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Examples of SNOOZE

  1. <took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself>
  2. <man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it>

First Known Use of SNOOZE

1793

Related to SNOOZE

Synonyms
catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, kip [chiefly British], siesta, 1nap, wink

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