nod off

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English - Turkish
{f} uyuklamak
{f} pineklemek
uykuya dalmak
kestirmek
English - English
To fall asleep, especially while in a seated position or in inappropriate circumstances

All patients struggle against daytime drowsiness and nod off at inopportune moments.

change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
{f} (Slang) fall asleep; dropping the head forward while dozing off
If you nod off, you fall asleep, especially when you had not intended to. The judge appeared to nod off yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined He was nodding off to sleep in an armchair. = doze off
nod off

    Hyphenation

    Nod off

    Turkish pronunciation

    näd ôf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnäd ˈôf/ /ˈnɑːd ˈɔːf/

    Etymology

    [ 'näd ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English nodden; perhaps akin to Old High German hnotOn to shake.
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