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dozed

Variant of doze

intransitive verb dozed, dozing

to sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep

Origin: prob. < Scand, as in Ice (& Swed dial.) dusa: for IE base, see dizzy

transitive verb

to spend (time) in dozing: usually with away

noun

a light sleep; nap

Related Forms:

dozer noun

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