drowsing
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All across the ravaged Earth, the cracked foundations of the twentieth century were drowsing, waking, and recognizing themselves.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2020
Late one night the drowsing pro got a phone call at home.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2020
While summer often wakes me at 4am with dawn, in winter I can sleep for hours, surrendering to my bed shortly after 9pm, and drowsing there until my morning alarm.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2020
One thing they have in common is a mastery in describing light in particular and optical phenomena in general; another is their inclination to evoke in-between states: drowsing, dreams, epiphanies, hallucinations.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2015
Tayo had been drowsing in the sun with his back against the cliff rock; he sat up stiffly and looked at her.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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