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groggy

[grog-ee] / ˈgrɒg i /


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The downside is you might be a bit groggy, but the adrenaline rush should take over so you enjoy it, although you "might struggle to then fall back asleep", says Revell.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Many of the students looked a bit groggy amid the 7:30 a.m. hoopla, another change to their routine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

Remember that the discomfort from flying—especially long-haul—can leave you tired and groggy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

Noah noted that traffic accidents appear to spike after the switch because drivers are groggy and thus less vigilant.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2025

I say, still groggy as I change into my uniform.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

I figured that I was just groggier than usual.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018

Hibs looked groggier still as they went 2-0 down.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2017

But for nearly all who have strained to establish a new routine, resetting their alarms for an earlier, groggier morning, the stifled commute from Hoboken to New York City remains uniquely vexing.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2012

But he said it was nearly universal that anesthesiologists were being forced to use less familiar medications that leave patients groggier and with a higher risk of nausea and headaches.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2010




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