drowsing
Nodding off gently
Drowsing is dozing or being half-asleep—that state between wakefulness and sleep where consciousness drifts.
Someone drowsing might nod off briefly, then rouse again: The cat lay drowsing in a patch of sunlight.
The word suggests a pleasant, unhurried sleepiness rather than exhaustion.
Lightly, briefly unconscious
- nappingSleeping briefly, often midday
- nodding offFalling briefly asleep
- half-asleepPartially conscious, drowsy
- slumberingIn a state of rest
snoozing · heavy-lidded · yawning · bleary · groggy · sluggish · torpid · somnolent
dozing
Lightly, briefly unconscious
- nappingSleeping briefly, often midday
- nodding offFalling briefly asleep
- half-asleepPartially conscious, drowsy
slumbering · snoozing · heavy-lidded · yawning · bleary · groggy · sluggish · torpid · somnolent · lethargic
lounging
Reclining in idleness
unwinding · reclining · basking · reposing · lolling · mellowing · peaceful · tranquil · serene · calm
hazy
Unclear, indistinct
lazy · humid · stuffy · dimmed · muffled · quiet · still · heavy · thick · dreamy
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- light sleepdozing, napping, snooze, catnap, half-asleep
- napsnap, catnap, power nap, siesta, snooze
- restresting, sleeping, napping, dozing, slumber
- signs of tirednessyawning, napping, dozing, rubbing eyes, nodding off
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
- daytime drowsinessSleepiness during waking hours