drowse has definitions from the field of biology
1
[ verb ] sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Synonyms

doze snooze

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

nap fall_asleep doze nap

2
[ verb ] be on the verge of sleeping

Examples

"The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"

Related terms

rest rest nod fall_asleep doze

3
[ noun ] (biology) a light fitful sleep

Synonyms

doze

Related terms

sleeping

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