doze

Meaning

Verb

1. To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
2. To make dull; to stupefy.

Noun

A light, short sleep or nap.

Det

Pronunciation spelling of those.

Synonyms

nap

slumber

snooze

drowse

sleep

😴

nod

sleep lightly

drowsiness

catnap

siesta

be drowsy

have a nap

nod off

drowsy

somnolence

rest

have a wink

doze off

dozing

short sleep

be sluggish

zizz

be dull

half-asleep

nod in sleep

nod sleepily

cat nap

to doze off

bulldoze

fall asleep

forty winks

kip

lie down

nutate

sleepiness

daydream

be half asleep

drop asleep

feel drowsy

half asleep

Pronounced as (IPA)

/doʊz/

Etymology

From Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa (“to doze, rest, remain quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną (“to be dizzy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (“to fly, whirl”), from *dʰew- (“to fly, shake, reek, steam, smolder”).
Cognate with Old Frisian dusia (“to be dizzy”), German Low German dösen (“to doze”), German dösen (“to doze”), Danish døse (“to doze”), dialectal Swedish dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid”), Scots dosnit (“stunned, stupefied”), Icelandic dúra (“to nap, slumber”), also compare Dutch doezelen (“to doze”). More at dizzy.