drowse

drowse

D0399000 (drouz)v. drowsed, drows·ing, drows·es v.intr. To be half-asleep: drowsed in the warm sun.v.tr.1. To make drowsy: "drowsed with the fume of poppies" (John Keats).2. To pass (time) by drowsing.n. The condition of being sleepy.

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[Perhaps ultimately from Old English drūsian, to sink, be sluggish; see dhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

drowse

(draʊz) vbto be or cause to be sleepy, dull, or sluggishnthe state of being drowsy[C16: probably from Old English drūsian to sink; related to drēosan to fall]

drowse

(draʊz)

v. drowsed, drows•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to be sleepy or half-asleep. 2. to be dull or sluggish. v.t. 3. to pass or spend (time) in drowsing (often fol. by away): He drowsed away the morning. 4. to make sleepy or sluggish. n. 5. a sleepy or sluggish condition; state of being half-asleep. [before 900; Old English drūsian to droop]

drowse

Past participle: drowsed
Gerund: drowsing

Imperative
drowse
drowse

Present
I drowse
you drowse
he/she/it drowses
we drowse
you drowse
they drowse

Preterite
I drowsed
you drowsed
he/she/it drowsed
we drowsed
you drowsed
they drowsed

Present Continuous
I am drowsing
you are drowsing
he/she/it is drowsing
we are drowsing
you are drowsing
they are drowsing

Present Perfect
I have drowsed
you have drowsed
he/she/it has drowsed
we have drowsed
you have drowsed
they have drowsed

Past Continuous
I was drowsing
you were drowsing
he/she/it was drowsing
we were drowsing
you were drowsing
they were drowsing

Past Perfect
I had drowsed
you had drowsed
he/she/it had drowsed
we had drowsed
you had drowsed
they had drowsed

Future
I will drowse
you will drowse
he/she/it will drowse
we will drowse
you will drowse
they will drowse

Future Perfect
I will have drowsed
you will have drowsed
he/she/it will have drowsed
we will have drowsed
you will have drowsed
they will have drowsed

Future Continuous
I will be drowsing
you will be drowsing
he/she/it will be drowsing
we will be drowsing
you will be drowsing
they will be drowsing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been drowsing
you have been drowsing
he/she/it has been drowsing
we have been drowsing
you have been drowsing
they have been drowsing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been drowsing
you will have been drowsing
he/she/it will have been drowsing
we will have been drowsing
you will have been drowsing
they will have been drowsing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been drowsing
you had been drowsing
he/she/it had been drowsing
we had been drowsing
you had been drowsing
they had been drowsing

Conditional
I would drowse
you would drowse
he/she/it would drowse
we would drowse
you would drowse
they would drowse

Past Conditional
I would have drowsed
you would have drowsed
he/she/it would have drowsed
we would have drowsed
you would have drowsed
they would have drowsed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drowse - a light fitful sleep dozesleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
Verb	1.	drowse - sleep lightly or for a short period of timedoze, snoozecatch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
	2.	drowse - be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"rest - be at restnod - be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"

drowse

verb1. sleep, drop off (informal), doze, nap, slumber, kip (Brit. slang), snooze (informal), nod off, get some shut-eye, zizz (Brit. informal), have or get forty winks, catch some zeds (informal) She drowsed for a while.

Translations

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