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
Yamila-Spanish (Latin American)
Erna (2)ER-nah (Swedish)Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Raijinṙah-ee-jeen (Japanese)Far Eastern Mythology
Plamen-Bulgarian, Serbian
Vinal-English (Rare)
Jedidahji-DIE-də (English), jee-DIE-də (English)Biblical