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drowse

/draʊz/verb

उच्चारण ड्राउज़

ऊँघना, अधसोया रहना, झपकी लेना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I]

    to be half asleep, or to sleep lightly for a short time

    ऊँघना, अधसोया रहना, झपकी लेना

    • Grandfather drowsed in his chair after lunch.
    • The passengers drowsed as the train rolled on.

    Synonyms doze nap

    Opposite wake

noun
  1. 1

    [sing.] literary

    a state of being half asleep

    ऊँघ, अर्धनिद्रा, तंद्रा

    • The warm afternoon sent him into a drowse.
◇Word family
drowsy adjectivedrowsily adverbdrowsiness noun