Meaning of DROWSE
| Pronunciation: | | drawz
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- [n] a light fitful sleep
- [v] sleep lightly or for a short period of time
- [v] be on the verge of sleeping
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| | Synonyms: | | doze, doze, snooze |
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| | See Also: | | catch a wink, catnap, dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nap, nod, nod off, repose, rest, sleeping | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Drowse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowsed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Drowsing}.] [AS. dr?sian, dr?san, to sink, become slow or
inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG.
dr?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.
In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees.
--Lowell.
\Drowse\, v. t.
To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make
dull or stupid. --Milton.
\Drowse\, n.
A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze.
But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy. --Mrs.
Browning.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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