drowsing

D2R1O1W4S1I1N1G2
/ˈdɹaʊzɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who drowses.

Similar
drowsydozyasleep
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of drowse
noundrowsing (plural drowsings)

plural drowsings

  1. The act of one who drowses.

    His drowsings were delicious, and he dreamed sweet dreams.

    1854, Frederick Greenwood, The Loves of an Apothecary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehalf asleep

Similar
drowsydozyasleep
Also see
asleepdozydrowsy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with drowsing

housingbrowsingrousingarousingcarousing
All rhymes →

Anagrams

swording
Cite this entry
APA

drowsing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drowsing

MLA

“drowsing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drowsing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drowsing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drowsing.

Source: drowsing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.