dozed; dozing
1
a
: to sleep lightly
b
: to fall into a light sleep
—usually used with off
2
: to be in a dull or stupefied condition
: to pass (time) drowsily
doze
noun
Examples of doze in a Sentence
Verb (1)
likes to doze through those lazy summer afternoons
she dozed fitfully in the car but never fell completely asleep
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Samantha Neely, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Despite downing a large coffee early in the morning, by the afternoon, Aaron was dozing in the waiting room.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
They can be found romping (or dozing) in the zoo's snow leopard habitat.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Shelter dog Teddy recently went viral when TikTok user Brittany Fleming posted a short clip of the dozing dog to her account, @brittanyfleming9, on November 29.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Don’t forget to say hi to Gobber in his workshop, alongside his dozing dragon, Grump.
—Samantha Neely, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Despite downing a large coffee early in the morning, by the afternoon, Aaron was dozing in the waiting room.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
They can be found romping (or dozing) in the zoo's snow leopard habitat.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Shelter dog Teddy recently went viral when TikTok user Brittany Fleming posted a short clip of the dozing dog to her account, @brittanyfleming9, on November 29.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Doze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doze. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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