5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Drowse \Drowse\ (drouz), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowsed} (drouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drowsing}.] [AS. dr[=u]sian, dr[=u]san, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr[=u]sen, druusken, to slumber, fall down with a noise; prob, akin to AS. dre['o]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze. "He drowsed upon his couch." --South. [1913 Webster] In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees. --Lowell. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Drowse \Drowse\, v. t. To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Drowse \Drowse\, n. A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze. [1913 Webster] But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: drowse n : a light fitful sleep [syn: {doze}] v 1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: {snooze}, {doze}] 2: be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 33 Moby Thesaurus words for "drowse": beauty sleep, beddy-bye, bedtime, blanket drill, bye-bye, dorm, doze, dreamland, fitful sleep, hibernation, land of Nod, light sleep, nap, oversleep, repose, saw logs, saw wood, shut-eye, silken repose, sleep, sleep soundly, sleepland, sleepwalking, slumber, slumberland, snoozle, snore, somnambulism, somniloquy, somnus, take a nap, unconsciousness, winter sleep
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