doze off



doze off

Fall into a light sleep, as in Watching the ballet always made her doze off. [Mid-1800s]
See also: off

doze off

v.
To fall into a light sleep: I dozed off in front of the TV for a few minutes.
See also: off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Amilcareah-meel-KAH-reItalian
SylviaSIL-vee-ə (English), SUYL-vee-ah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German
JacquelynJAK-ə-linEnglish
MoMOEnglish
Ignas-Lithuanian
Iuno-Roman Mythology