adjective
- Half asleep)
- usage: "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"
- Showing lack of attention or boredom.
- usage: "the yawning congregation"
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