how to pronounce doze

/ˈdoʊz/

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doze is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of doze in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… who won the game of DS and doze or …”

meanings of doze

verb:

To bulldoze.
To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
To make dull; to stupefy.

noun:

A light, short sleep or nap.

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doze frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word doze occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.