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[ snooz ] / snuz / Informal.SEE SYNONYMS FOR snooze ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), snoozed, snooz·ing.to sleep; slumber; doze; nap: I feel wonderful—I snoozed for over an hour after lunch. nouna short sleep; nap. a person or thing regarded as very dull or tiresome; a bore: Our professor knows his subject but can be a bit of a snooze in the classroom. Origin of snoozeFirst recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM snoozesnooz·er, nounsnooz·y, adjectiveWords nearby snoozesnoopy, snoose, snoot, snootful, snooty, snooze, snoozefest, Snoqualmie Falls, snore, snorkel, snorkeling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snoozeWhatever the reason, some in the industry have put Google on snooze in the CTV space, though others have awoken to its potential. ‘Sleeping giant’: How Google stands to shake up the connected TV platform war|Tim Peterson|October 7, 2020|Digiday Then I settle in, sometimes to the point of falling into a Savasana-like snooze—and I’m someone who never sleeps during Savasana. My Chronic Pain Was No Match for This Mat|Aleta Burchyski|September 4, 2020|Outside Online The whole thing just seems off to me… and also a snooze—especially when you put it up against the more fascinating threads. ‘Orange Is the New Black’: Inside the Wild S2 Finale and What’s Next for Season 3|Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sleeping might seem simple enough—just crawl into bed at the end of the night, and snooze away until morning, right? How to Better Use Your Data||January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just something to think about before you hit that snooze button tomorrow. The EPA’s Million-Dollar Con Man|Michelle Cottle|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST The way he goes about this vengeance, however, is enough a snooze for you to want to close your own coffin for an eternal slumber. NBC’s ‘Dracula’ Sure Is Sexy, But It Isn’t Scary|Kevin Fallon|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST He ambled into the main auditorium, telling me he was exhausted, while Newt Gingrich wrapped up a snooze of a speech. Michele Bachmann Saves Day Three of CPAC|Caitlin Dickson|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Every day he ate a sheep; then, after a snooze, every one who had the misfortune to fall into his hands. Basque Legends|Wentworth Webster He had traveled during most of the morning, and having already eaten a little, he began to feel the want of a snooze. Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon|Jules Verne Wal, younker, if you've no 'bjection you can lay down and snooze till morning. Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis There was no convenient ice-pan floating near on which he might clamber for a snooze. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo Nancy shall go to the ken and fetch it, to make all sure, and Ill lie down and have a snooze while shes gone. Oliver Twist, Vol. III (of 3)|Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for snooze
verb(intr) to take a brief light sleep Derived forms of snoozesnoozer, nounsnoozy, adjectiveWord Origin for snoozeC18: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to snoozedoze, nod off, slumber, nap, catnap, siesta, drowse, forty winks, drop off |