nod off

verb

nodded off; nodding off; nods off

intransitive verb

: to fall asleep

Examples of nod off in a Sentence

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As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away. Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024 Biden, meanwhile, is coming off a trip to Angola that was notable for his gift of $1 billion in tax dollars and his nodding off during a roundtable discussion. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024 My grandfather had finished his cake and started nodding off at the table. Ayşegül Savaş, The New Yorker, 14 July 2024 The affidavit also noted that Hernandez kept nodding off during his interview with DPS troopers. Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nod off 

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nod off was in 1914

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“Nod off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nod%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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