as in napping
to sleep lightly or briefly
picnickers drowsing in the shade of an oak tree
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Recent Examples of drowsing
Jena looked over at the man’s camel, drowsing alongside the tent.
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Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
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Though his record was overtaken, Maru maintained a devoted following on his channel, Mugumogu — with nearly 900,000 subscribers — where curious minds will find clips of Maru napping, wearing costumes, and routinely diving into cardboard boxes.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Time your packing – Box up belongings while your pup is on a walk or napping.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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CFMoto is not resting on its laurels, having just recently revealed its first-ever inline-four sports motorcycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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The visible-light photo, taken by one of Maxar Technologies' WorldView Legion satellites orbiting at an altitude of 312 miles (518 kilometers), shows what appears to be a fleet of fighter jets resting on the ramp adjacent to the runway surrounded by brown, arid soil.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The late-slumbering parent, meanwhile, can do remote work on their laptop at the table at night while the rest of the family sleeps comfortably.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Aug. 2025
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Mountains look like slumbering dinosaurs.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Drowsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowsing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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