寝ねとぼける
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
Kanji used
lie down
Pitch accent
ね
とぼけ
る
Composed of
sleep
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage