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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : drouz
Phonetic Transcription : draʊz



Definition of drowse

Origin :
  • 1570s, probably a back-formation from drowsy. Old English had a similar word, but there is a 600-year gap. Related: Drowsed; drowsing.
  • As in slumber : noun sleep
  • As in doze : noun light sleep
  • As in nap : verb take a short, light sleep
  • As in nod : verb fall asleep
  • As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
  • As in sleep : verb suspend consciousness
  • As in snooze : verb sleep lightly
  • As in weary : verb make tired
  • As in yawn : verb open mouth wide, usually sign of
  • As in siesta : verb nap
  • As in doze : verb take a nap
  • As in drop off : verb fall asleep
Example sentences :
  • And then jest as I was gettin' into a drowse, I heard the cat in the buttery, and I got up to let her out.
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
  • Your days of hope are over, and you want to drowse by the fire.
  • Extract from : « Northern Lights » by Gilbert Parker
  • The landscape seemed to be in drowse, half-sleeping and half-waking.
  • Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland
  • She was no sensualist, longing to drowse sleepily in the lap of luxury.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • Unceremoniously Stair Garland awaked Louis from his drowse in the cave's mouth.
  • Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett
  • Dot's head was pillowed on his knee, and presently she began to drowse.
  • Extract from : « The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • Facing the chill blackness without the window, she tried to drowse off.
  • Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
  • She had not slept, either; it was from her first drowse that Adeline had wakened her.
  • Extract from : « The Quality of Mercy » by W. D. Howells
  • He dare not drowse, for he cannot tell at what moment the quarry may appear.
  • Extract from : « Life in an Indian Outpost » by Gordon Casserly
  • Do they come when you are just drowsing, or just waking from a drowse?
  • Extract from : « Between The Dark And The Daylight » by William Dean Howells

Synonyms for drowse

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