1. present participle of doze; sleeping lightly or briefly, often unintentionally
Usage: informal; commonly used in continuous tenses

Examples

• She was dozening in the armchair when the phone rang.
• The cat spent the afternoon dozening in the sunny window.
• He kept dozening during the long lecture.
• They were dozening on the couch when guests arrived.
• Dozening off at work is never a good idea.
• The old dog was dozening peacefully by the fireplace.