dozed

/ dozd, dəʊzd /

adjective

1. (of timber or rubber) rotten or decayed

Word History and Origins

Origin of dozed¹

C18: probably from _doze

Example Sentences

Near dawn she finally dozed off, but by then it was time to get up and get to work.

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Penelope, slumped in the first row of the auditorium, yawned and dozed until the children had to poke her awake.

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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.

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He claimed Ms Thomas had started watching the erotic film 50 Shades of Grey in the living room whilst he went to the bedroom and dozed.

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Willie the goat was roaming around a parking lot on a leash, and Penelope the pig dozed quietly in a carrier.

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