to nod
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3.0
- verb
- /nɑd/
:
cabecear
- After working all night, she felt drowsy and nodded off at her desk.
And so, you know, nobody would make anything of him, you know, nodding off, occasionally snoring very lightly.
- And so, you know, nobody would make anything of him, you know, nodding off, occasionally snoring very lightly.
- I was just nodding off to sleep and there's this Dick wad up there saying let's bring Oklahoma back to American values.
- Oh, if you nod off a little too slow, go slowly like you're reading from a book.
Examples
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It was just on and I just sort of like nodded off a little bit.
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He sat in the chair and slowly nodded off while watching the movie.
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It's okay, I nod off sometimes, too.
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I could nod off pretty quick.
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Did you just nod off?
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He'll nod off after a while.
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I fall asleep a lot, just nod off in the middle of things.
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One night, I nodded off.
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I must have nodded off.
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Lying on the couch, an empty bourbon glass loose in her hand, she nods off to sleep.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
23
3.8
To slowly fall asleep without meaning to
12
4.1
To fall asleep for a short time without meaning to
2
7.9
To fall asleep by accident because you are very tired
1
7.6
To fall asleep suddenly because you are very tired
To begin to fall asleep without meaning to
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Etymology
Nod also came to mean the small forward drop of the head when you are very tired. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine your head 'bowing' forward, which is why to nod can mean you are about to fall asleep.