drowse
has definitions from the field of biology
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[ verb ] sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)The street that is full now of traffic and parked cars then and for many years drowsed on an August afternoon in the shade of the curbside trees , and silence was a weight , almost palpable , in the air . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be on the verge of sleeping
Examples "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class" Related terms |
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