Snooze

Quick meaning: Snooze is a verb meaning (intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

Meaning

(intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To pause; to postpone for a short while.
2. A brief period of sleep; a nap.
3. (informal) The snooze button on an alarm clock.
4. (informal) Something boring.

Example Sentences

The whole movie was a snooze.

The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.

The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.

To snooze the phone, press and release the power button.

Word Forms

• snoozes
• snoozing
• snoozed
• snooz

Synonyms for snooze

Depending on context, synonyms include crusty, gound, sleeper, sleepies, sleepy, drowse.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include doze, catnap, nap, drowse, sleep, siesta.

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