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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drowse \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drowse \Drowse\, v. t. To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drowse \Drowse\, n. A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze. But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy. --Mrs. Browning. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: drowse n : a light fitful sleep [syn: {doze}] v 1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time [syn: {snooze}, {doze}] 2: be on the verge of sleeping
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