were drowsing
- past progressive of drowse.
Example Sentences
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All across the ravaged Earth, the cracked foundations of the twentieth century were drowsing, waking, and recognizing themselves.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2020
It was only about eleven o'clock in the morning and the bargees, who had gone to bed at ten the night before, were drowsing until it became time to eat their supper.
From Time Magazine Archive
Long before ni-Frith, all were drowsing in the undergrowth.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
He carried it back and dropped it in front of Bristle and Runt, who were drowsing at the burrow entrance in the last rays of afternoon sun.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
At the stern he found a much larger company, most of whom had furnished themselves with novels and magazines from the stock on board and were drowsing over them.
From A Chance Acquaintance by Howells, William Dean
