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dozing

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noun

dozing

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verb

present participle of doze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dozing
Verb
  • The post also shows Sophia napping on their couch surrounded by Santa hats, and a variety of homemade gifts made for one another.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The discovery of this titanic napping black hole is a breakthrough for this theory.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Once the clock strikes 12, much of the TV audience is asleep, especially older viewers who make up the bulk of the news audience.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • This way, her team could get a fairly precise idea about the brain fluid dynamics when mice were awake and asleep.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Similarly, this heat from saunas could explain its positive effects on sleep, mood, and pain, too.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) provides the following sleep recommendations to support optimal health, daytime alertness, and school performance in children: Infants (4 to 12 months): 12 to 16 hours of sleep per 24 hours, including naps.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Place the terracotta pot upside down over the tea lights, resting on the bricks.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • With this new year, consider planning some fresh ways to cater to your creativity—and lean in to the importance of resting.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the movie, Meg Ryan delivers her iconic faux orgasm to prove to Crystal's Harry that women have no problems faking it in bed.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The bill includes more than $500 million in funding and new provisions that are meant to help with one of the Trump administration’s biggest needs right now: detention beds at the local and state level that U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement can access.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • January is typically the sleepiest month on the MLB calendar, and the New York Yankees likely won’t disturb slumber much.
    Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The clip not only showcases Milo's cozy slumber, but also tells a story of how the rescue is settling into his new home after being adopted by his fosterer.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the painting, there is caring (the one who is looking at the mother), there is rest (the one lying with eyes closed), and there is loneliness (the one looking away, the one looking down, the mother gazing into space).
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The concept of sea level as an average is only one step in the long-term pursuit of a point of reference in a space that is never at rest, Hardenberg writes.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Ann Hodges was taking a nap on her sofa in November 1954 in her home near Sylacauga, Alabama, when a grapefruit-sized rock came through the ceiling, bounced off her radio and hit her on her side.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
  • And the music videos, as usual, will be bursting full of bright colors and energy similar to a children’s pizza party right before nap time.
    Sopan Deb, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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