nod off

Verb

Meaning

change from a waking to a sleeping state

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

drop off fall asleep doze off drift off flake out dope off drowse off kip rest hibernate siesta sleep crash dream relax
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Antonyms

rouse arise stir awake awaken energize
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Hyponyms

zonk out

Examples

Previously, on Lock, Stock, I went to bed at two in the morning and woke up at five in the morning, and on this one I was known to nod off on the set occasionally. Guy Ritchie

I don't have much of an attention span for TV - I nod off during the basketball playoffs - but when I watch 'Game of Thrones' on On Demand, I'm glued to the set. It's mystical and addictive. Tyrion Lannister, that's my man. Steve Harvey

he always falls asleep during lectures Source: Internet

Envision a slithering, shivering, and excruciating sensation running here and there your legs each time you attempt to unwind or nod off. Source: Internet

“Half the kids in his class are yawning, some nod off. Source: Internet

If you still struggle to nod off, keeping a sleep diary where you record the hours you spend asleep and the quality of your shut eye on a scale of one to five can be a good thing to show your doctor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nod nod at nod of the sea nod out nod through nod to