doze

verb

UK/dəʊz/
US/doʊz/

Definitions of doze verb

  1. Intransitive

    To sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day.

    • After a long day of work, he often dozes on the sofa.

    • She found herself dozing in the sunlight during the meeting.

    • He was dozing against the window on the train.

Phrasal Verbs of doze

  • doze off

    To begin to fall asleep, often occurring during daytime hours.

    He dozed off during the meeting and completely missed what everyone was saying.