snooze

American  

[snooz] / snuz /

verb (used without object)

snoozed, snoozing

1. to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.

   I feel wonderful—I snoozed for over an hour after lunch.

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noun

1. a short sleep; nap.

2. a person or thing regarded as very dull or tiresome; a bore.

   Our professor knows his subject but can be a bit of a snooze in the classroom.

snooze British  

/ snuːz /

verb

1. (intr) to take a brief light sleep

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noun

1. a nap

Other Word Forms

• snoozer noun
• snoozy adjective

Etymology

Origin of snooze

First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

"We were not able and not willing, once again, to push the snooze button on this… it was a huge step for Germany, a huge step for the German population, definitely."

From BBC

A family of four adults on vacation happily snoozed in their pods with eye masks on.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the picture ended, we left the piano player snoozing in the front row and rolled out of the theater.

From Literature

While some of you were snoozing off to the Oscars, I was giddy to see what happened when Dumper met up with Mariners star Julio Rodriguez in Team USA’s highly-awaited game against the Dominican Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Usually she’d dash into the better bathroom ahead of him, slamming the door shut, jabbing the lock, and shrieking, “Ha, ha, ha! Beat you! You snooze, you lose!”

From Literature

Related Words

• doze
• nod off