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part of speech:	intransitive verb
inflections:	drowsed, drowses, drowsing
definition:	to be nearly asleep.
related words:	doze, drop off, nap, nod, slumber

part of speech:	transitive verb
definition:	to spend (time) in a half-awake state (often fol. by away). She drowsed away her lunch break.
related words:	dream, slumber

part of speech:	noun
definition:	the condition of being nearly asleep.
related words:	doze

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