drowse

/draʊz/
verb
  1. 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
  1. 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.