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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To be half-asleep: drowsed in the warm sun.
  • v. To make drowsy: "drowsed with the fume of poppies” ( John Keats).
  • v. To pass (time) by drowsing.
  • n. The condition of being sleepy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The state of being sleepy and inactive.
  • v. To be sleepy and inactive (also figurative).
  • v. To nod off; to fall asleep.
  • v. To advance drowsily. (Used especially in the phrase "drowse one's way" ⇒ sleepily make one's way.)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze.
  • v. To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.
  • n. A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To be heavy with sleepiness; be half asleep; hence, to be heavy or dull.
  • Synonyms Doze, Slumber, etc. See sleep
  • n. A state of somnolency; a half-sleep.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be on the verge of sleeping
  • v. sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  • n. a light fitful sleep
  • Verb Form
    drowsed    drowses    drowsing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    catnap    nap    catch a wink    sleeping   
    Form
    drowsed    drowsing    drowsy    drowsily   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    slumber    doze    slee   
    Same Context
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