Synonyms for doze

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : dohz

Phonetic Transcription : doʊz

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Définition of doze

Origin : 1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse dusa "to doze," Danish døse "to make dull," Swedish dialectal dusa "to sleep"); related to Old English dysig "foolish" (see dizzy). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date. Related: Dozed; dozing. As a noun, from 1731.

noun light sleep
verb take a nap

Example sentences :

I doze for a little, and when I waken there are people in the room.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

A doze in the coach is the flower of dozes, when you are alone.
Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 266, July 28, 1827 » by Various

Then he wakened out of his doze, and began questioning me who the gentlemen were.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

And so, after a while, exhausted from her efforts, she fell into a doze.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

Pardon my appearance, but I was startled out of a doze when you knocked.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

She has deposited the old man in that easy-chair for a doze, I fancy.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

I had come on deck when Tomas Castro had started out of his doze.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

The latter lay in his chair, with half-closed eyes, pretending to doze.
Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks

The very flowers seemed to doze on their stalks set with sleepy leaves.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

Oh, I can sit round in a chair and doze a little when I am not wanted!
Extract from : « The Adventurous Seven » by Bessie Marchant

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