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verb (used without object)
1.
to be sleepy or half-asleep.
2.
to be dull or sluggish.
verb (used with object)
3.
to pass or spend (time) in drowsing (often followed by away): He drowsed away the morning.
4.
to make sleepy.
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Drowsed
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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noun
5.
a sleepy condition; state of being half-asleep.
Origin:
before 900; Old English drūsian to droop, become sluggish (not recorded in ME); akin to Old English drēosan to fall
before 900; Old English drūsian to droop, become sluggish (not recorded in ME); akin to Old English drēosan to fall
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