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drowse (dro̵uz)

intransitive verb drowsed, drowsing drows′·ing

to sleep lightly; be half asleep; doze

Etymology: < OE drusian, to become sluggish < base of dreosan, to drip: see dreary

transitive verb

  1. Rare to make sleepy or sluggish
  2. to spend (time) in drowsing

noun

the act or an instance of drowsing; doze

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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