drowse
verb /draʊz/
/draʊz/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they drowse | /draʊz/ /draʊz/ |
| he / she / it drowses | /ˈdraʊzɪz/ /ˈdraʊzɪz/ |
| past simple drowsed | /draʊzd/ /draʊzd/ |
| past participle drowsed | /draʊzd/ /draʊzd/ |
| -ing form drowsing | /ˈdraʊzɪŋ/ /ˈdraʊzɪŋ/ |
- to be in a light sleep or almost asleep
- My mother was sitting on the porch drowsing in the sun.
- We drowsed fitfully throughout the night.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: back-formation from drowsy.