Drowsing

3 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]:

  drowsing \drowsing\ adj. prenom.
     sleeping lightly.
  
     Syn: drowsy, dozing(prenominal), napping(prenominal),
          nodding(prenominal).
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drowsing
       adj : 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" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)},
              {dozy}]