Associations to the word «Drowse»
Wiktionary
DROWSE, noun. The state of being sleepy and inactive.
DROWSE, verb. (intransitive) To be sleepy and inactive (also figurative).
DROWSE, verb. (intransitive) To nod off; to fall asleep.
DROWSE, verb. (transitive) To advance drowsily. (Used especially in the phrase "drowse one's way" ⇒ sleepily make one's way.)
DROWSE, verb. (transitive) To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.
Dictionary definition
DROWSE, noun. A light fitful sleep.
DROWSE, verb. Sleep lightly or for a short period of time.
DROWSE, verb. Be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.