drowse
/draʊz/
verb
- To sleep lightly or be half asleep; to doze.
- I often drowse during long car rides if I'm not driving.
- The baby drowsed peacefully in her mother's arms.
- She began to drowse in the warm afternoon sun.
Antonyms
noun
- A light sleep; a doze.
- A short drowse on the couch refreshed him before dinner.
- He woke from his drowse feeling groggy but rested.
- She fell into a gentle drowse while listening to the rain.