"nod off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-nod off.ogg Forms: nods off [present, singular, third-person], nodding off [participle, present], nodded off [participle, past], nodded off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} nod off (third-person singular simple present nods off, present participle nodding off, simple past and past participle nodded off)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep, especially unintentionally. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: fall asleep Related terms: land of Nod Translations (fall asleep): نَامَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ (nāma ʕalā nafsihi) (Arabic), 打盹 (dǎdǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), 打瞌睡 (dǎ kēshuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 釣魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 钓鱼 (diàoyú) (Chinese Mandarin), nuokahtaa (Finnish), somnoler (French), cogner des clous [Canada] (French), dormir debout (French), einnicken (German), addormentarsi (Italian), assopirsi (Italian), cadere in catalessi (Italian), 居眠り (inemuri) (Japanese), obdormiō (Latin), obdormiscō (Latin), cair no sono (Portuguese)

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