drowse
verb
[ draʊz ]
• be half asleep; doze intermittently.
• "he was beginning to drowse in his chair"
Similar:
doze,
sleep (lightly),
nap,
take a nap,
catnap,
take a siesta,
rest,
snooze,
have a snooze,
snatch/get forty winks,
get some shut-eye,
kip,
have a kip,
get some kip,
catch some Zs,
catch a few Zs,
slumber,
Opposite:
be awake,
drowse
noun
• a light sleep; a condition of being half asleep.
• "she awoke from a light drowse"
Similar:
doze,
light sleep,
nap,
catnap,
siesta,
lie-down,
rest,
snooze,
forty winks,
shut-eye,
kip,
zizz,
slumber,
Opposite:
wakefulness,
Origin:
late 16th century: back-formation from drowsy.
