Definitions for drowse
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doze, drowseverb

   a light fitful sleep

2. snooze, drowse, dozeverb

   sleep lightly or for a short period of time

3. drowseverb

   be on the verge of sleeping

   "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drowsenoun

   The state of being sleepy and inactive.

   in a drowse

2. drowseverb

   To be sleepy and inactive .

3. drowseverb

   To nod off; to fall asleep.

4. drowseverb

   To advance drowsily.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DROWSEverb

   To make heavy with sleep.

   Etymology: droosen, Dutch.

   There gentle sleep
   First found me, and with soft oppression seiz’d
   My drowsed senses uncontroll’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

2. To Drowseverb

   1. To slumber; to grow heavy with sleep.

   All their shape
   Spangled with eyes, more numerous than those
   Of Argus; and more wakeful than to drowse,
   Charm’d with Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed
   Of Hermes, or his opiate rod. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi.

   2. To look heavy; not cheerful.

   They rather drows’d, and hung their eyelids down,
   Slept in his face, and render’d such aspect
   As cloudy men use to their adversaries. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drowse

   Drowse is the musical project of American musician and producer Kyle Bates. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bates founded the project in 2013 and released the debut album, Soon Asleep, in 2015. Bates collaborates with other musicians during his home recordings and live shows and creates interrelated audiovisual and installation artwork and writings under his own name.

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1. drowse

   Drowse is a state of being half asleep or in a condition of sluggishness, lethargy or dullness. It can also refer to the act of dozing off or falling into a light, half-conscious sleep.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drowseverb

   to sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze

2. Drowseverb

   to make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid

3. Drowsenoun

   a slight or imperfect sleep; a doze

4. Etymology: [AS. drsian, drsan, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. drsen, druusken, to slumber, fall down with a noise; prob, akin to AS. dresan to fall. See Dreary.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drowse

   drowz, v.i. to be heavy with sleep: to look heavy and dull.—v.t. to make heavy with sleep: to stupefy.—n. a half-sleeping state.—ns. Drows′ihead, Drows′ihed (Spens.), drowsiness, sleepiness.—adv. Drows′ily.—n. Drows′iness.—adj. Drows′y, sleepy: heavy: dull: inducing sleep. [A.S. drúsian, to be sluggish; Dut. dreósen, to fall asleep.]

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1. sworde

2. dowers

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drowse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drowse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drowse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drowse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=drowse
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowse
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drowse
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=drowse