drowsing
/ˈdɹaʊzɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To be sleepy and inactive.
- To nod off; to fall asleep.
- To advance drowsily. (Used especially in the phrase "drowse one's way" ⇒ sleepily make one's way.)
- To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.
- The act of one who drowses.
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