drowse

drowse

 (drouz)

v. drowsed, drows·ing, drows·es

v.intr.

To be half-asleep: drowsed in the warm sun.

v.tr.

1. To make drowsy: "drowsed with the fume of poppies" (John Keats).

2. To pass (time) by drowsing.

n.

The condition of being sleepy.

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[Perhaps ultimately from Old English drūsian, to sink, be sluggish; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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drowse

(draʊz)

vb

to be or cause to be sleepy, dull, or sluggish

n

the state of being drowsy

[C16: probably from Old English drūsian to sink; related to drēosan to fall]

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drowse

(draʊz)

v. drowsed, drows•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to be sleepy or half-asleep.

2. to be dull or sluggish.

v.t.

3. to pass or spend (time) in drowsing (often fol. by away): He drowsed away the morning.

4. to make sleepy or sluggish.

n.

5. a sleepy or sluggish condition; state of being half-asleep.

[before 900; Old English drūsian to droop]

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drowse

Past participle: drowsed
Gerund: drowsing

Imperative

drowse

drowse

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drowse - a light fitful sleep       doze sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
Verb	1.	drowse - sleep lightly or for a short period of time doze, snooze catch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
	2.	drowse - be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class" rest - be at rest nod - be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace" dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"

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drowse

verb

1. sleep, drop off (informal), doze, nap, slumber, kip (Brit. slang), snooze (informal), nod off, get some shut-eye, zizz (Brit. informal), have or get forty winks, catch some zeds (informal) She drowsed for a while.

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Translations

sonnecchiaresonnolentosonnolenza

doezelen

drowse

[draʊz] VI → dormitar
to drowse off → adormilarse

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drowse

[ˈdraʊz] vi → somnoler

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drowse

vi (→ vor sich (acc) → hin) dösen or dämmern

n → Halbschlaf m, → Dämmerschlaf m

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drowse

[draʊz] vi → sonnecchiare, essere mezzo assopito/a

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drowse

v. adormecerse, adormitarse.

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