単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Onomatopoeia#13,309 most used

うとうと

dozing off

IN A SENTENCE

I'm not really asleep, just dozing.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I must have gone past the station while I was taking a nap.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

MEANING

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

adverb · adverb, takes と · する verb

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives うとうと this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind擬音語, onomatopoeia

Frequency#13,309 most used

Writtenうとうと only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium