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drowse - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'drowse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Drowse [ n.]
- A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze.
2 . Drowse [ v. i.]
- To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze.
3 . Drowse [ v. t.]
- To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.

Meaning of 'drowse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . drowse [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be on the verge of sleeping
Example in sentence:
  • The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class