doze off
phrasal verb
dozed off; dozing off; dozes off
: to fall asleep especially for a short period of time
A few students dozed off during the movie.
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Along with her memorable testimony, the Grammy-winning artist was also caught on camera dozing off as the trial was underway.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Early birds tend to get more good-quality shuteye than night owls—who doze off later at night but probably still have to wake up relatively early due to typical work schedules, Dr. Dashti notes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
As the lesson droned on, the huge, inevitable poster on the classroom wall gave the students something arcane to look at and study as an alternative to dozing off and getting a tongue-lashing and possibly a piece of chalk tossed at your head.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
Why Your Partner Keeps Falling Asleep On You While the link might not seem immediately clear, the 2022 study’s findings lend some support to the idea that a partner who truly loves you is more likely to doze off in your presence.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Early birds tend to get more good-quality shuteye than night owls—who doze off later at night but probably still have to wake up relatively early due to typical work schedules, Dr. Dashti notes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
As the lesson droned on, the huge, inevitable poster on the classroom wall gave the students something arcane to look at and study as an alternative to dozing off and getting a tongue-lashing and possibly a piece of chalk tossed at your head.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
Why Your Partner Keeps Falling Asleep On You While the link might not seem immediately clear, the 2022 study’s findings lend some support to the idea that a partner who truly loves you is more likely to doze off in your presence.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Doze off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doze%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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