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Examples of drowse in a Sentence
picnickers drowsing in the shade of an oak tree
Origin and Etymology of drowse
probably akin to Goth driusan to fall — more at dreary
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First Known Use: 1573
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
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was just falling into a drowse when you called
First Known Use of drowse
1796
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Definition of drowse for English Language Learners
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: to sleep lightly or to almost be asleep
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