verb
- to sleep lightly for a short time
Usage: informal
noun
- a short light sleep
- a button on an alarm clock that stops the alarm temporarily
Usage: informal
Examples
- I like to snooze for twenty minutes after lunch.
- She hit the snooze button three times this morning.
- Dad was snoozing in his chair after dinner.
- A quick snooze helped me feel more alert.
- The cat found a sunny spot to snooze.
- He set his alarm but kept hitting snooze.
- I need a short snooze before the meeting.