Snooze — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈuːz/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈuːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈuːz/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈuːz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forty winks drowse doze catnap cat sleep short sleep nap

Parts of Speech

noun	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
verb	sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Word Forms

nap	verb	take a siesta
catnap	verb	take a siesta
snooze	verb	sleep lightly or for a short period of time
snooze	noun	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
drowse	noun	a light fitful sleep
doze	noun	a light fitful sleep

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dösen

kurzes Schlafen (normalerweise nicht im Bett)

🇫🇷French

somnoler

dormir pendant une courte période (généralement pas au lit)

🇪🇸Spanish

siesta

dormir por un período corto de tiempo (generalmente no en la cama)

🇮🇹Italian

posticipare

dormire per un breve periodo di tempo (di solito non a letto)

🇳🇱Dutch

snoozen

een korte periode slapen (meestal niet in bed)

🇵🇹Portuguese

soneca

dormir por um curto período de tempo (geralmente não na cama)

🇷🇺Russian

вздремнуть

сон в течение короткого периода времени (обычно не в постели)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिन में झपकी लेना

थोड़े समय के लिए सोना (आमतौर पर बिस्तर पर नहीं)

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নুজ

অল্প সময়ের জন্য ঘুমানো (সাধারণত বিছানায় নয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

உறக்கநிலை

சிறிது நேரம் தூங்குவது (பொதுவாக படுக்கையில் இல்லை)

🇮🇳Telugu

తాత్కాలికంగా ఆపివేయండి

తక్కువ సమయం నిద్రపోవడం (సాధారణంగా మంచం మీద కాదు)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नूझ

थोड्या काळासाठी झोपणे (सामान्यतः अंथरुणावर नाही)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નૂઝ

થોડા સમય માટે સૂવું (સામાન્ય રીતે પથારીમાં નહીં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನೂಜ್

ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಗೆ ನಿದ್ರಿಸುವುದು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നൂസ്

കുറച്ച് സമയത്തേക്ക് ഉറങ്ങുക (സാധാരണയായി കിടക്കയിലല്ല)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨੂਜ਼

ਥੋੜੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਸੌਣਾ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਿਸਤਰੇ 'ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

اسنوز

تھوڑی دیر کے لیے سونا (عام طور پر بستر پر نہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打瞌睡

短时间睡觉（通常不在床上）

🇯🇵Japanese

居眠りする

短時間の睡眠（通常はベッドではありません）

🇰🇷Korean

선잠

짧은 시간 동안 잠(보통 침대에 누워 있지 않음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giấc ngủ ngắn

ngủ trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn (thường không ngủ trên giường)

🇹🇭Thai

งีบหลับ

นอนในช่วงเวลาสั้นๆ (ปกติไม่อยู่บนเตียง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidur sebentar

tidur dalam waktu singkat (biasanya tidak di tempat tidur)

🇵🇭Filipino

i-snooze

natutulog sa maikling panahon (karaniwan ay wala sa kama)

🇲🇾Malay

tidur sebentar

tidur untuk jangka masa yang singkat (biasanya tidak di atas katil)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غفوة

النوم لفترة قصيرة من الزمن (عادة ليس في السرير)

🇮🇷Persian

چرت زدن

خوابیدن برای مدت کوتاهی (معمولاً در رختخواب نیست)

🇹🇷Turkish

kestirmek

kısa bir süre uyumak (genellikle yatakta değil)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִמנוּם

שינה לפרק זמן קצר (בדרך כלל לא במיטה)

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