as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly
picnickers drowsing in the shade of an oak tree
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Recent Examples of drowsed
Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.
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Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.
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Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.
—
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drowsed
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Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.
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My newfound fear of heights quickly disappeared when Tommy napped.
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But this is a starting XI that was rested for the final group game, a 3-0 win over Jordan.
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Much like today’s independent watchmakers, their reputations rested not simply on manufacturing every part themselves, but on transforming components into exceptional finished watches.
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The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
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The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
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“Drowsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drowsed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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