dozed

British

/ dozd, dəʊzd /

adjective

(of timber or rubber) rotten or decayed

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Etymology

Origin of dozed

C18: probably from _doze

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dozed

"Half past one, I was still awake, all still bright-eyed, and kind of bushy-tailed, and then I went horizontal and dozed off," she recalled.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

While the app can't replace doctors, "it can reduce the number of questions we need to ask doctors directly", Wang told AFP as her baby dozed in her Shanghai apartment.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

Through the night, several of them allegedly followed the southbound Brink’s truck, which was piloted by one driver while another dozed in the vehicle’s sleeping compartment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025

She was home at 9 p.m. and quickly dozed off, but within hours, she woke her mother up.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

He was pretty sure he hadn’t dozed off as a snake.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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