Drowsing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sleep lightly or for a short period of time

be on the verge of sleeping

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɛɹaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈaʊsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈaʊsɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɛɹaɪz/.

Examples

The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class
made drowsy by the long ride
it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snooze drowse doze dozy drowsy

Parts of Speech

verb	sleep lightly or for a short period of time
verb	be on the verge of sleeping “The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class”
adjective	half asleep “made drowsy by the long ride”

Word Forms

snooze	noun	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
drowse	noun	a light fitful sleep
doze	noun	a light fitful sleep
drowsiness	noun	a very sleepy state

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schläfrig

Schlafen Sie leicht oder nur für kurze Zeit

🇫🇷French

somnolence

dormir légèrement ou pendant une courte période

🇪🇸Spanish

adormecido

Dormir ligeramente o por un corto período de tiempo.

🇮🇹Italian

sonnolenza

dormire leggermente o per un breve periodo di tempo

🇳🇱Dutch

slaperig

slaap licht of voor een korte periode

🇵🇹Portuguese

cochilando

durma levemente ou por um curto período de tempo

🇷🇺Russian

сонливость

спать чутко или в течение короткого периода времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊंघना

हल्की नींद या थोड़े समय के लिए सोएं

🇧🇩Bengali

নিদ্রা

হালকা বা অল্প সময়ের জন্য ঘুমান

🇮🇳Tamil

தூக்கம்

சிறிது நேரம் அல்லது சிறிது நேரம் தூங்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తూలుతున్నాడు

తేలికగా లేదా కొద్దిసేపు నిద్రపోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तंद्री

हलके किंवा थोड्या काळासाठी झोपा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊંઘવું

હળવાશથી અથવા થોડા સમય માટે સૂવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರೆಸ್ಸಿಂಗ್

ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಗೆ ನಿದ್ರೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കം

ലഘുവായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുറച്ച് സമയത്തേക്ക് ഉറങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਜਾਂ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਸੌਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیند

ہلکے سے یا تھوڑی دیر کے لیے سونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打瞌睡

睡眠浅或睡眠时间短

🇯🇵Japanese

居眠り

浅い、または短時間の睡眠

🇰🇷Korean

졸음

가볍게 잠을 자거나 짧은 시간 동안 잠을 잔다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buồn ngủ

ngủ nhẹ hoặc trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

จมน้ำ

นอนหลับเบา ๆ หรือในช่วงเวลาสั้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengantuk

tidur ringan atau untuk waktu yang singkat

🇵🇭Filipino

antok

matulog nang mahina o sa maikling panahon

🇲🇾Malay

mengantuk

tidur ringan atau untuk jangka masa yang singkat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النعاس

النوم بخفة أو لفترة قصيرة من الزمن

🇮🇷Persian

خوابیدن

سبک یا برای مدت کوتاهی بخوابید

🇹🇷Turkish

uykulu

hafif veya kısa bir süre uyuyun

🇮🇱Hebrew

נמנום

לישון קל או לפרק זמן קצר

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The primary meaning of 'drowsing' is 'sleep lightly or for a short period of time'.

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