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Definition of snooze verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snooze

verb
 
/snuːz/
 
/snuːz/
[intransitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they snooze
 
/snuːz/
 
/snuːz/
he / she / it snoozes
 
/ˈsnuːzɪz/
 
/ˈsnuːzɪz/
past simple snoozed
 
/snuːzd/
 
/snuːzd/
past participle snoozed
 
/snuːzd/
 
/snuːzd/
-ing form snoozing
 
/ˈsnuːzɪŋ/
 
/ˈsnuːzɪŋ/
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  1. to have a short, light sleep, especially during the day and usually not in bed
    • My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
    • The dog was snoozing with half an eye open.
    • We spent a few hours snoozing in the sun.
    Synonyms sleepsleepdoze ▪ nap ▪ snoozeThese words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active:
    • Did you sleep well?
    • I couldn’t sleep last night.
    It is more usual to say that somebody is asleep than that they are sleeping; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping: ‘What’s Ashley doing?’ ‘Sh! She’s asleep.’ • The baby was sleeping peacefully. • The baby was asleep peacefully.     doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed:
    • He was dozing in front of the TV.
    nap to sleep for a short time, especially during the day.snooze (informal) to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed:
    • My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
    Patterns
    • to sleep/​doze lightly/​fitfully
    • to doze/​snooze gently
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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