drowse
verb (used without object)
to be sleepy or half-asleep.
was drowsing
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past progressiveof drowse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One night soon after we arrived, I was working on the puzzle and Grandma was drowsing in her platform rocker.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
Ben was drowsing with the reins held loosely in one hand when the wagon hit a stone and jarred us both out of our respective reveries.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Nina was drowsing on a stool tucked into the corner by the table, Inej’s hand grasped loosely in her own.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
The class he visited was drowsing through one of the less colorful sections of "Gone With The Wind."
From Null-ABC by H. R. van Dongen
Occasionally there was a snore; evidently Bill was drowsing the day away.
From The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
