Drowse Common

Drowse has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

1

a light fitful sleep

doze drowse

2

The state of being sleepy and inactive.

Verb

1

sleep lightly or for a short period of time

snooze drowse doze

2

be on the verge of sleeping

"The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"

drowse

3

To be sleepy and inactive.

See Also

drowses drowsing sleepy drowsy inactive somniate drowsest drowsed

Related Terms

drowses drowsing sleepy drowsy inactive somniate drowsest drowsed drowseth nod off

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

sleeping nap rest

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

nod

Rhyming Words

wse hawse tawse bowse dowse towse blowse browse growse prowse bedrowse bene bowse overbrowse

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