snooze

Definition

To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "The boss caught him snoozing at his desk."
• "It enables you to dismiss the reminder, dismiss all reminders, open the highlighted item in the Reminder dialog, and snooze the reminder. Snoozing a reminder is similar to hitting the snooze button on an alarm clock[…]"
• "Let's say you want to see all your reminders, but you don't want it to be too easy to snooze the ones for important items."