Drowse Off (Verb)
Meaning
Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She started to drowse off during the long flight, her head nodding forward.
- The baby would always drowse off as soon as her mother began to sing.
- The student couldn't help but drowse off in the warm lecture theater.
- After consuming the heavy meal, the man began to drowse off on the couch.
- The soothing music caused the insomniac to finally drowse off into a peaceful sleep.