drowsing

drowsing
    adj 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" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)},
           {dozy}]
    

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.
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drowsing \drowsing\ adj. prenom.
   sleeping lightly.

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