snooze
/snuz/
noun
- A short, light sleep, especially during the day.
- The baby took a peaceful snooze in her stroller while we walked in the park.
- I had a nice snooze on the train ride home from work.
- A quick snooze on the couch helped me feel more awake.
- A button on an alarm clock that stops the alarm for a short time before it rings again.
- I set the snooze for ten minutes, but I still didn't want to get up.
- He pressed the snooze and went back to sleep for another five minutes.
- The snooze on my phone gives me nine extra minutes of sleep.
verb
- To sleep lightly or for a short time, especially during the day.
- The cat snoozed on the windowsill in the warm afternoon sun.
- He snoozed through the entire movie because he was so tired.
- I like to snooze for twenty minutes after lunch to recharge.
- To press a button on an alarm clock to stop it from ringing for a short time so you can sleep a little longer.
- If you snooze your alarm too many times, you might miss your appointment.
- She hit the snooze button and rolled over for another ten minutes of sleep.
- I snoozed my alarm three times this morning and was almost late for work.
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