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单词 groggy
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Definition of groggy in English:

groggy

adjectivegroggiest, groggier ˈɡrɒɡiˈɡrɑɡi
  • Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.

    the sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unable to get back to sleep, I headed down to breakfast, feeling groggy but pathetically pleased with myself.
    • At this point their back door slides open and a groggy looking eldest son enquires of me as to what I think I'm doing.
    • At first, being groggy with sleep, I could only think of what a terrible dream I had.
    • At his stop, half asleep, he fell more than rose from his seat but he untangled his legs and kept moving and smiled, too groggy to be up.
    • Her voice was a bit unsteady and groggy, and I fought the urge to roll my eyes.
    • His black hair was unruly as always and his voice was still groggy from sleep.
    • That was odd, but in my groggy state nothing made much sense.
    • He raised his voice as he walked down the corridor with a groggy, staggering gait.
    • We saw her yesterday for about 10 minutes and she was feeling a bit groggy, but I rang this morning and she is comfortable.
    • I guess it's because I've only been cycling first thing in the morning - groggy and half-asleep.
    • The thing is, half the time, my friend would stir early and hover in the groggy world of the almost-awake.
    • My head ached, my arms and legs felt like lead weights, and I was groggy with sleep.
    • She was groggy with sleep when she was roughly wakened from some unpleasant dream.
    • The captain of the flight reported feeling dizzy and groggy and, at one point, donned an oxygen mask.
    • I haven't been sleeping well over the past few nights, and as a result am a bit groggy throughout the day.
    • They all sat up, confused and a bit groggy, and succeeded in making everybody cry out in relief.
    • It's really enjoyable, but I'm a bit groggy and disorientated so it's not really sinking in.
    • She brought us shifts and gowns and we slipped into them, groggy from grief and lack of sleep.
    • The City chief was substituted early in the first half after suffering mild concussion and was still feeling groggy after the match.
    • Coffee may also interfere with a good night's sleep and cause a groggy start the following day.
    Synonyms
    dazed, muzzy, stupefied, in a stupor, befuddled, fuddled, muddled, confused, bewildered, disoriented, disorientated, vague, benumbed, numb, stunned, dizzy, punch-drunk, shaky, staggering, reeling, unsteady, wobbly, weak, faint
    informal dopey, woozy, woolly, woolly-headed, discombobulated, not with it

Derivatives

  • groggily

  • adverb ˈɡrɒɡɪliˈɡrɑɡəli
    • This time around he groggily sat up and rubbed his head while staring at the girl that hovered over him like a mother hen.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Imagine groggily waking up in a strange house, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, with not a single memory of the past ten hours.
      • It's worse in the morning, slipping groggily from sleep into day, with my body arguing every inch.
      • And I remember going back to bed just as the birds started singing and my wife asking groggily who had won.
      • As the pain subsided she groggily wiped her eyes with her left hand and tried once more to look at her surroundings.
  • grogginess

  • noun
    • Finally, I woke up at about 2 and dragged myself around the house until I could shake off the grogginess.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fact is, his grogginess is of a piece with his intensely absurd comedy, the enervated mutterings of one worn out by too much hard thinking.
      • Birds are just one of nature's beauties and hearing them each morning helps me to appreciate, in all my grogginess, that I've lived to see another day.
      • I figured I'd be released in a few days, so, aside from my anesthetic grogginess, I was in a pretty good mood.
      • The streetlights along the track cast a pale whiteness upon the silent train; I experienced a familiar wee-hour grogginess that melded so eerily with the shadowy black and whiteness of the scene.

Rhymes

boggy, cloggy, doggy, foggy, froggy, moggie, smoggy, soggy
 
 

Definition of groggy in US English:

groggy

adjectiveˈɡrɑɡiˈɡräɡē
  • Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.

    the sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her voice was a bit unsteady and groggy, and I fought the urge to roll my eyes.
    • I guess it's because I've only been cycling first thing in the morning - groggy and half-asleep.
    • The City chief was substituted early in the first half after suffering mild concussion and was still feeling groggy after the match.
    • My head ached, my arms and legs felt like lead weights, and I was groggy with sleep.
    • At first, being groggy with sleep, I could only think of what a terrible dream I had.
    • She brought us shifts and gowns and we slipped into them, groggy from grief and lack of sleep.
    • I haven't been sleeping well over the past few nights, and as a result am a bit groggy throughout the day.
    • At this point their back door slides open and a groggy looking eldest son enquires of me as to what I think I'm doing.
    • They all sat up, confused and a bit groggy, and succeeded in making everybody cry out in relief.
    • The thing is, half the time, my friend would stir early and hover in the groggy world of the almost-awake.
    • It's really enjoyable, but I'm a bit groggy and disorientated so it's not really sinking in.
    • The captain of the flight reported feeling dizzy and groggy and, at one point, donned an oxygen mask.
    • At his stop, half asleep, he fell more than rose from his seat but he untangled his legs and kept moving and smiled, too groggy to be up.
    • Coffee may also interfere with a good night's sleep and cause a groggy start the following day.
    • Unable to get back to sleep, I headed down to breakfast, feeling groggy but pathetically pleased with myself.
    • He raised his voice as he walked down the corridor with a groggy, staggering gait.
    • She was groggy with sleep when she was roughly wakened from some unpleasant dream.
    • His black hair was unruly as always and his voice was still groggy from sleep.
    • That was odd, but in my groggy state nothing made much sense.
    • We saw her yesterday for about 10 minutes and she was feeling a bit groggy, but I rang this morning and she is comfortable.
    Synonyms
    dazed, muzzy, stupefied, in a stupor, befuddled, fuddled, muddled, confused, bewildered, disoriented, disorientated, vague, benumbed, numb, stunned, dizzy, punch-drunk, shaky, staggering, reeling, unsteady, wobbly, weak, faint
 
 
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