1. (

• snooze ,
• drowse ,
• doze

) sleep lightly or for a short period of time ;

2. (

• drowse

) be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class" ;

1. (

• drowsy ,
• drowsing ,
• dozy

) half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" ;