doze

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verb (1)

ˈdōz

dozed; dozing

Synonyms of doze next

intransitive verb

: to sleep lightly

: to fall into a light sleep

—usually used with off

: to be in a dull or stupefied condition

transitive verb

: to pass (time) drowsily

doze noun

doze

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verb (2)

dozed; dozing

transitive verb

: bulldoze sense 2

Examples of doze in a Sentence

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Verb

In a large church displaying a big blue cross near the Acapulco beachfront, dozens of people dozed in sleeping bags along the pews, prayed in silence or anxiously discussed their next move. —

Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023 This tome—my copy comes to nine hundred and seventy-five pages—accompanies Helen and Rose through their day, between cries, bounces, park walks, lots of looking, thinking, some panicking, dozing, and a number of cups of tea. —

Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023 Medford got her wish, spending two weeks on 12 acres of land, all by herself except for the owner’s yellow lab, who would often doze on the porch. —

Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023 At Chicago’s 15th District police station recently, a newborn dozed on a rainbow-print blanket laid on the floor near the reception desk. —

Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023 At the end of the episode, 86-year-old Betty dozed in the backseat as her granddaughter drove her through Riverdale one last time. —

Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023 Sharing a sweet selfie with youngest son Wren Alexander, 4 weeks, on Sunday, the Cravings cookbook author, 37, looked content as her baby boy dozed against her chest. —

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023 Our babies, toddlers, tweens, and teens dreamed and dozed on these foam, spring, and hybrid mattresses. —

Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 11 July 2023 Developers advise that users keep phones plugged in to a charger all night and place them face-down. Upon awaking, the app categorizes users' sleep into three types — dozing, snoozing, and slumbering — which will attract Pokémon whose sleeping patterns match. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023 See More

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