drowse
verb (used without object)
to be sleepy or half-asleep.
are drowsing
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present progressiveof drowse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But at least here, they said, the soldiers of the Republic of Niger are drowsing under a giant tree at the border, not pointing their guns at the civilians who continue to cross it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2013
Before Saxham rise the bony brown and bay and chestnut hindquarters of half a dozen lean horses, that are drowsing or fidgeting before their emptied mangers.
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
The blessed Sabbath stillness falls on all within our ken; our steeds are blinking, our men are drowsing in the leafy shades below.
From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by Charles King
