drowsing

v. nap, doze, be sleepy

Adjective
1. half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
(synonym) drowsy, drowsing(a), dozy
(similar) asleep(p)

Noun
1. a light fitful sleep
(synonym) doze
(hypernym) sleeping
Verb
1. sleep lightly or for a short period of time
(synonym) snooze, doze
(hypernym) nap, catnap, catch a wink
(derivation) doze
2. be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"
(hypernym) rest
(hyponym) nod
(see-also) fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off
(derivation) doze

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Drowse
  

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