- present participle of drowse.
drowsing
Example Sentences
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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
Then I was in motion, drowsing on a bus, a grizzled figure seated beside me, Calvin Schiraldi again.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2015
The cattle lay drowsing all day long under the willows and only moved out at night to feed.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
