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drowsing
(encz) | drowsing, adj: |
drowsing
(gcide) | drowsing \drowsing\ adj. prenom.
sleeping lightly.
Syn: drowsy, dozing(prenominal), napping(prenominal),
nodding(prenominal).
[WordNet 1.5] |
Drowsing
(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.
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drowsing
(wn) | drowsing
adj 1: 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] |
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Drowsing
(gcide) | drowsing \drowsing\ adj. prenom.
sleeping lightly.
Syn: drowsy, dozing(prenominal), napping(prenominal),
nodding(prenominal).
[WordNet 1.5]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.
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