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Drowsing — Drowse Drowse (drouz), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowsed} (drouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drowsing}.] [AS. dr[=u]sian, dr[=u]san, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr[=u]sen, druusken, to slumber, fall down… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drowsing — adjective half asleep made drowsy by the long ride it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor a tired dozy child the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair • Syn: ↑drowsy, ↑dozy … Useful english dictionary
drowsing — noun the condition of being drowsy … Wiktionary
drowsing — draÊŠz n. nap, doze, sleepiness v. nap, doze, be sleepy … English contemporary dictionary
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drowse — I. verb (drowsed; drowsing) Etymology: probably akin to Gothic driusan to fall more at dreary Date: 1573 intransitive verb 1. to be inactive 2. to fall into a light slumber transitive verb 1. to make drowsy or inactive … New Collegiate Dictionary
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sleep — vb Sleep, slumber, drowse, doze, nap, catnap, snooze mean to take rest by a suspension of consciousness. Sleep, the usual term, implies ordinarily the periodical repose of this sort in which men and animals recuperate their powers after activity … New Dictionary of Synonyms
drowse — [drouz] vi. drowsed, drowsing [< OE drusian, to become sluggish < base of dreosan, to drip: see DREARY] to sleep lightly; be half asleep; doze vt. 1. Rare to make sleepy or sluggish 2. to spend (time) in drowsing n. the act or an instance… … English World dictionary
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