: to fall asleep especially for a short period of time A few students dozed off during the movie.

What does dozing off mean in texting?

1. to sleep lightly and briefly; nap. 2. to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often fol. by off): to doze off during a lecture.

How do you use dozed off?

Several times his head dropped low as if it were falling and he dozed off. Troubled, she dozed , waking when she heard the knock at her door. She dozed and awoke to the sound of something bumping her door. Each time she dozed off, she thought something was crawling on her bedroll.