nod off

verb

nodded off; nodding off; nods off

intransitive verb

: to fall asleep

Examples of nod off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Snoring in the middle of conversations, nodding off during fight scenes, suddenly toppling over — Hollywood is no stranger to using narcolepsy as a source of humor. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

The girl ordered detained by a Detroit judge after nodding off on a field trip to his courtroom spoke publicly for the first time this week, testifying during a disciplinary hearing against the judge. — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The video, which was originally posted on a social media account called NorCal Bodycam, showed the operator nodding off before rear-ending another train on the track. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

That changed when Dominique Dillon, a FOX13 Memphis morning anchor and mother of two young girls, briefly nodded off during a live broadcast and turned it into a viral rallying cry for tired moms everywhere. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nod off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff