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Meanings of doze in English

Portuguese
sesta

A light fitful sleep.

sesta
Portuguese
dormitar
Catalan
endormiscar-se

Sleep lightly or for a short period of time.

Related terms
dormitar
Synonyms
Examples for "drowse"
Examples for "drowse"
1
I wanted to sink in against his body, be held, and drowse.
Cerulean Sins
2
It felt wonderful, luxurious, and it enticed him into a light drowse.
Sins of the Fathers
3
Unceremoniously Stair Garland awaked Louis from his drowse in the cave's mouth.
Patsy
4
Stan's voice slowed and a little while later he started to drowse.
Empty mile
5
Only me and the god of all thunder in his mildewed drowse.
Number9Dream

A short period of sleep, especially one during the day time.

Usage of doze in English
1
Mostly, I doze; it seems years since the bliss of actual sleep.
Anno Dracula
2
I could doze in a chair in the barroom for that matter.
Mischievous Maid Faynie
3
A few minutes later footsteps woke him out of a light doze.
Ghost Story
4
He dropped his eyelids in assent, and went off in a doze.
Wayside Courtships
5
In fact, she wanted to do nothing but doze by the fire.
Ruthless
6
At times voices cried out in sleep, waking me from my doze.
For the love of mike
7
Crippen rolled over onto his side and fell into a light doze.
White corridor
8
His horse had had only a few hours to feed and doze.
Quicksilver
9
We fell very quickly into the half doze of too great exhaustion.
African Camp Fires
10
I was aroused from a doze by Molo's activities in the turret.
Wandl the Invader
11
I snapped out of my doze, and -Fran ,canI help you?
The stand
12
You can doze the evening away on my sofa if you want.
The millionaire's rebellious mistress
13
Then the door closed, and Mrs. Baxter instantly began to doze off.
The Necromancers
14
They doze in lounge chairs, get a massage, maybe learn to tango.
Wired
15
I darted into the kitchen, where she was having a Sunday doze.
A Modern Tomboy: A Story for Girls
16
Roy, startled from a doze, was on his feet in a second.
The Adventures of Akbar
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Translations for doze
Doze through the time
Doze across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common