Definition of drowse - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
tired moodintr. Rare be sleepy, sluggish, or drift into light sleepintr. Rare
- After lunch, he began to drowse at his desk.
2.
make sleepytr. Rare make someone sleepy or dulltr. Rare
- The warm room drowsed the students.
Noun
1.
tired feelingRare state of being sleepy and inactiveRare
- He was in a drowse after lunch.
2.
brief restRare light fitful sleepRare
- She fell into a drowse on the couch.
Expressions with drowse
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gradually fall asleep unintentionally
She drowsed off during the long lecture.
Origin of drowse
Middle English, drowsen (to be sluggish)
Examples of drowse in a sentence
Students drowse through the lecture on warm Friday afternoons. The gentle music drowsed the baby to sleep. A heavy meal can drowse even the most energetic person. A gentle drowse overtook him by the fireplace. She fell into a drowse during the long lecture. A gentle drowse overtook him in the warm sun.
The lecture induced a drowse among the students.
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- French:somnoler, somnolence, ...
- German:dösen, Dämmerschlaf, ...
- Italian:appisolarsi, torpore, ...
- Spanish:adormilarse, letargo, ...
- Portuguese:dormitar, torpor, ...
- Chinese:打瞌睡, 困倦, ...
- Japanese:うとうとする, うとうと, ...
- Arabic:أَغْفَى, نُعاس, ...
- Hebrew:לְנַמְנֵם, נִמְנּוּם, ...
- Russian:дремать, дремота, ...
- Ukrainian:задрімати, сонливість, ...
- Hindi:ऊँघना, ड्राउज़, ...
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