Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nod off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: nod off
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The old lady nodded off to sleep many times during the narration, only waking up when George paused, saying it was most interesting."
"I dragged him to the house, / And gave him tea and tried to make him smoke. / I tried to make him talk about his travels. / Nothing would do: he just kept nodding off."
"All patients struggle against daytime drowsiness and nod off at inopportune moments."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

nods off (present, singular) nodding off (participle, present) nodded off (participle, past) nodded off (past)

Phrases

land of Nod

Frequently Paired Words

land of Nod

Synonyms

crash out doze off drift off drop off fall asleep get off go night-night go to sleep nod off nod out sack out zone

Questions

What does nod off mean?: To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.

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