'Drowsing' definitions:

Definition of 'drowsing'

From: WordNet
adjective
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]

Definition of 'Drowsing'

From: GCIDE
  • Drowse \Drowse\ (drouz), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drowsed (drouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Drowsing.] [AS. dr[=u]sian, dr[=u]san, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr[=u]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. [1913 Webster]
  • In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'drowsing'

From: GCIDE
  • drowsing \drowsing\ adj. prenom. sleeping lightly.
  • Syn: drowsy, dozing(prenominal), napping(prenominal), nodding(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]

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