Antonyms for drowse

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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