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居眠り — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • snooze verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.

Senses

居眠り is used for these senses in English:

  • nod off (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.
  • snooze A brief period of sleep; a nap.

snooze — full definition

  1. verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.
  2. noun The button on an alarm clock that delays the alarm by a few minutes.

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