browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about dozing
dozing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Doze \Doze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dozed}; p. pr & vb n. {Dozing}.] [Prob. akin to daze, dizzy: cf Icel. d?sa to doze, Dan. d["o]se to make dull, heavy, or drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, d["o]sig drowsy, AS dw?s dull, stupid, foolish. ???. Cf {Dizzy}.] To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy. If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him --L'Estrange. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dozing adj : half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)}, {dozy}, {dozing(a)}, {napping(a)}, {nodding(a)}]
more about dozing
This work is licensed under a
