Dozing Meaning in English

word · lemma: doze

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التعريف

Being in a light sleep, often for a short period or by accident, not fully asleep.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually informal. 'Dozing' means sleeping lightly, especially when you are supposed to be awake (in class, at work, etc.). Common combinations: 'dozing off' (starting to fall asleep), 'caught dozing.' Not as deep as regular sleep or 'napping.'

• Spanish: cabeceando - dormitando
• Portuguese (BR): cochilando - dormitando
• Portuguese (PT): cochilar - dormitar
• Chinese (Simplified): 打盹 - 小睡
• Chinese (Traditional): 打盹 - 小睡
• Hindi: झपकी लेना
• Arabic: يغفو - ينعس
• Bengali: うম্মেদে থাকা - হালকা ঘুম - খানিক ঘুম (অজান্তে)
• Russian: дремать - задремать
• Japanese: うとうとする
• Vietnamese: gật gà gật gù - chợp mắt
• Korean: 졸다
• Turkish: uyuklama - kestirmek (hafifçe)
• Urdu: اونگھنا
• Indonesian: terlelap - tertidur sebentar

جمل نموذجية

He was dozing on the sofa after lunch.

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I saw my dad dozing in front of the TV.

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I keep dozing during meetings these days.

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She was just dozing off when the doorbell rang.

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The baby is dozing in her crib.

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Sorry, I was dozing and didn't hear my phone ring.

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