drowsing
- adjective
- /ˈdraʊzɪŋ/
:
somnoliento
- She sat drowsing in the warm afternoon sun, barely awake.
Examples
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After dinner, I found my grandfather drowsing in his favorite chair.
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The lecture left several students drowsing at their desks.
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She was drowsing on the couch.
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After lunch, he often feels drowsing.
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After dinner, I found my grandfather drowsing in his favorite chair.
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She sat drowsing in the warm afternoon sun, barely awake.
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Several students were drowsing at their desks during the long lecture.
Synonyms
43
2.3
To sleep lightly for a short time without meaning to
23
3.8
To slowly fall asleep without meaning to
23
1.0
To sleep for a short time during the day
15
3.8
To sleep lightly or peacefully
12
4.1
To fall asleep for a short time without meaning to
7
2.1
To sleep lightly for a short time, often during the day
5
3.0
To fall asleep for a short time, often without meaning to
2
6.1
To be half asleep for a short time
2
7.9
To fall asleep by accident because you are very tired
1
4.4
To sleep for a short time during the day not in bed
To begin to fall asleep without meaning to
Antonyms
How Sleepy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Drowsing comes from the old verb drowse, which meant 'to be sleepy', and it is like the familiar word doze. So, drowsing shows someone slowly drifting into sleep and means being 'half asleep' or lightly asleep.