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2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: drowsing adj : half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)}, {dozy}, {dozing(a)}, {napping(a)}, {nodding(a)}]
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