snooze

1 of 2

verb

snoozed; snoozing

intransitive verb

: to take a nap : doze

snooze

2 of 2

noun

1
: nap
2
: something boring or uninspiring

Examples of snooze in a Sentence

Verb snoozed through those long winter nights under a thick down comforter she was just snoozing when she heard the knock at the door Noun took a snooze after lunch to refresh himself man, that novel is a snooze—there's not one interesting character in it
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Verb
With Kyle snoozing on the floor, Payton, now 18 months, picked up his phone to start playing with the buttons, only to capture a hilarious clip of her dad asleep. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 New research suggests that the habit of snoozing your alarm in the morning is widespread. Cathy Nelson, Health, 5 June 2025
Noun
Garmin The tracker also includes a smart vibrating alarm along with a snooze function that can be activated with a double tap. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 June 2025 Apple and some other clock makers then defaulted to a nine-minute timer for a snooze feature. James Peckham, PC Magazine, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for snooze

Word History

Etymology

Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb

1785, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of snooze was in 1785

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“Snooze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooze. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

snooze

verb
ˈsnüz
snoozed; snoozing
: to take a nap : doze
snooze noun

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