drowsing

Adjective

Synonyms: drowsy dozy

WordNet 3.0

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”Synonyms: drowsy dozy

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

drowsing \drowsing\ adj. prenom. sleeping lightly.

Syn: drowsy, dozing(prenominal), napping(prenominal), nodding(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5]

Drowse \Drowse\ (drouz), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drowsed (drouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Drowsing.] [AS. dr[=u]sian, dr[=u]san, to sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr[=u]sen, druusken, to slumber, fall down with a noise; prob, akin to AS. dre['o]san to fall. See Dreary.] To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze. "He drowsed upon his couch." --South. [1913 Webster]

In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]