snoozing

Variant of snooze

snooze definition

snooze (sno̵̅o̅z)

noun

Informal a brief sleep; nap; doze

Etymology: < 18th-c. cant < ? or akin to LowG snusen (Dan snuse), to sniff, snore

intransitive verb snoozed, snoozing snooz′·ing

Informal to take a brief sleep; nap; doze

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