drowse

v., drowsed, drows·ing, drows·es.

v.intr.
To be half-asleep: drowsed in the warm sun.

v.tr.

1. To make drowsy: "drowsed with the fume of poppies" (John Keats).
2. To pass (time) by drowsing.

n.
The condition of being sleepy.

[Perhaps ultimately from Old English drūsian, to sink, be sluggish.]

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a light fitful sleep
  Synonym: doze

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The verb drowse has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  Synonyms: snooze, doze

Meaning #2: be on the verge of sleeping
  Also see: drowse off (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sløve, halvsove, være dorsk, leve i en døs
v. tr. - gøre døsig
n. - søvnighed, døs, slummer

Nederlands (Dutch)
doezelen, slaperig maken, lichte slaap

Français (French)
v. intr. - somnoler, s'assoupir
v. tr. - assoupir, somnoler
n. - somnolence, assoupissement, engourdissement

Deutsch (German)
v. - dösen
n. - Halbschlaf, Schläfrigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γλαρώνω, μισοκοιμάμαι

Italiano (Italian)
sonnecchiare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cochilar, adormentar

Русский (Russian)
дремать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - adormecerse
v. tr. - dormitar
n. - adormecido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dåsa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打瞌睡, 使瞌睡, 瞌睡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 打瞌睡
v. tr. - 使瞌睡
n. - 瞌睡

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 졸다, 활력이 없다
v. tr. - 졸며 시간을 보내다, ~을 졸리게 하다
n. - 졸기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 居眠りする
n. - うたたね

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينعس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮היה מנומנם או נרפה‬
v. tr. - ‮נמנם‬
n. - ‮נמנום‬

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