Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for
drowse
[ drouz ]
verb (used without object)
drowsed, drowsing.
- to be sleepy or half-asleep.
- to be dull or sluggish.
verb (used with object)
drowsed, drowsing.
- to pass or spend (time) in drowsing (often followed by away ):
He drowsed away the morning.
- to make sleepy.
noun
- a sleepy condition; state of being half-asleep.
drowse
/ »å°ù²¹ÊŠ³ú /
verb
- to be or cause to be sleepy, dull, or sluggish
noun
- the state of being drowsy
Discover More
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of drowse1
before 900; Old English »å°ùÅ«²õ¾±²¹²Ô to droop, become sluggish (not recorded in ME); akin to Old English »å°ùŧ´Ç²õ²¹²Ô to fall
Discover More
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of drowse1
C16: probably from Old English »å°ùÅ«²õ¾±²¹²Ô to sink; related to »å°ùŧ´Ç²õ²¹²Ô to fall
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
Of the 63 subjects who dropped the glass as they drowsed, 26 did so after they had already passed through N1 sleep.
From
Taran drowsed with one hand on the iron brooch, the other grasping his sword.
From
The greyhound lay on its side, drowsing, one chestnut-colored eye only partly closed and rolling grotesquely in the socket.
From
Late one night the drowsing pro got a phone call at home.
From
While summer often wakes me at 4am with dawn, in winter I can sleep for hours, surrendering to my bed shortly after 9pm, and drowsing there until my morning alarm.
From
Advertisement
Related ˜yÐÄvlogs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse