うとうと(うとうと)
JLPT N3 · noun
Meaning: dozing/nodding off
Example sentences
- 暖かくて、つい うとうとしてしまった。 — It was so warm that I ended up dozing off.
- 電車でうとうと眠ってしまう。 — I doze off on the train.
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