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Definition of snoozing - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- The snoozing cat didn't notice the mouse.
2.
- The snoozing guard missed the intruder.
Origin of snoozing
English, snooze (nap) + -ing (action)
Examples of snoozing in a sentence
She found her snoozing brother on the couch. The snoozing student missed the entire lecture. A snoozing cat lay on the windowsill.
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- French:endormi, ...
- German:dösend, unaufmerksam, ...
- Italian:assonnato, distratto, ...
- Spanish:dormitando, dormido, ...
- Portuguese:a dormitar, ...
- Chinese:小睡的, 懈怠, ...
- Japanese:うたた寝している, 油断している, ...
- Arabic:غافٍ, غافِل, ...
- Hebrew:מְנֻמְנָם, רָדוּם, ...
- Russian:дремлющий, невнимательный, ...
- Ukrainian:дрімаючий, неуважний, ...
- Hindi:ऊँघता, असावधान, ...
Definition of snooze - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- I decided to snooze on the couch for a bit..
2.
- She decided to snooze the meeting reminder.
Noun
1.
- He took a quick snooze on the couch after lunch..
2.
technologyshort extra nap allowed by an alarm's delay feature
- I hit the snooze and slept for ten more minutes.
3.
- The lecture was a total snooze.
Images of snooze
short extra nap allowed by an alarm's delay feature
Expressions with snooze
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miss a chance by not acting quickly
If you snooze, you lose, so grab the last ticket now!
fall asleep lightly or for a short time
He tends to snooze off during long meetings.
act quickly to avoid losing opportunity
You should buy the tickets now, you snooze you lose.
button on alarm clock to delay alarm
I hit the snooze button to sleep for 10 more minutes.
take a short light sleep during the day
I like to have a snooze after lunch.
Origin of snooze
Unknown, possibly imitative of snoring
Examples of snooze in a sentence
She found a quiet spot to snooze in the park. He hit snooze on his alarm clock. I decided to snooze the notification for later. She had a snooze during the long flight. A quick snooze in the afternoon refreshed him. I pressed the snooze to delay waking up.
The snooze was hit multiple times this morning. The movie was a complete snooze. His speech turned out to be a snooze.
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- French:somnoler, somme, ...
- German:dösen, Nickerchen, ...
- Italian:sonnecchiare, sonnellino, ...
- Spanish:dormitar, siesta, ...
- Portuguese:cochilar, cochilo, ...
- Chinese:打盹, 贪睡按钮, ...
- Japanese:うたた寝する, 昼寝, ...
- Arabic:غَفَا, غَفْوَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְנַמְנֵם, נִמְנוּם, ...
- Russian:вздремнуть, короткий сон, ...
- Ukrainian:дрімати, дрімота, ...
- Hindi:झपकी लेना, झपकी, ...
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