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drowse
[ drouz ]
/ draÊŠz /
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verb (used without object), drowsed, drows·ing.
to be sleepy or half-asleep.
to be dull or sluggish.
verb (used with object), drowsed, drows·ing.
to pass or spend (time) in drowsing (often followed by away): He drowsed away the morning.
to make sleepy.
noun
a sleepy condition; state of being half-asleep.
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Origin of drowse
before 900; Old English drūsian to droop, become sluggish (not recorded in ME); akin to Old English drēosan to fall
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British Dictionary definitions for drowse
drowse
/ (draÊŠz) /
verb
to be or cause to be sleepy, dull, or sluggish
noun
the state of being drowsy
Word Origin for drowse
C16: probably from Old English drūsian to sink; related to drēosan to fall
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