How to pronounce doze
Say it like DOHZ. Doze is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- DOHZ
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Doze pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- DOHZSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of doze
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: DOHZ.
What does doze mean?
- To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.“I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.”
- To make dull; to stupefy.
- To bulldoze.
- A light, short sleep or nap.“I felt much better after a short doze.”
Where does doze come from?
Cognate with Old Frisian dusia (“to be dizzy”), German Low German dösen (“to doze”), German dösen (“to doze”), Danish døse (“to doze”), dialectal Swedish dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, st
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Words that rhyme with doze
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Questions about saying doze
How do you pronounce doze?
Say DOHZ. The American pronunciation is /doʊz/. In British English it is /dəʊz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in doze?
Doze is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: DOHZ.
Is doze pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /dəʊz/ (DOHZ).