snooze

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To sleep lightly for a short time, often when you did not mean to.

   My grandfather likes to snooze in his armchair after lunch.

2. 2
   noun

   A short, light sleep.

   I had a quick snooze on the train home.

3. 3
   verb

   To stop an alarm or reminder for a few minutes so it sounds again shortly after.

   He snoozed his alarm three times before finally getting up.

Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).

Topics