drowsing

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 drsian, to sink, be sluggish; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

drowsing - 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" dozy, drowsy asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"