Dozing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A light sleep.

    "The patient now lies at nights with his eye-lids half closed, in light distinct dozings, associated with moaning, frightful dreams, and startings […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of doze form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

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"I'm not really asleep, just dozing."

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