2
distant
2
dreamy(adjective, tired, lethargic, sleepy, dazed)
2
drowse
2
drugged(adjective, tired, lethargic, sleepy, dazed)
2
flagging(verb, adjective, indicating)
2
gesturing(verb, indicating)
2
greeting(verb, greeting)
2
half asleep(expression, adjective, tired, lethargic, sleepy)
2
hanging(verb, hanging)
2
inactive(adjective, sleepy)
2
inclination
2
incomplete
2
indicating(verb, indicating)
2
languid(adjective, tired, lethargic, sleepy, dazed)
2
lazy(adjective, tired, lethargic, sleepy, dazed)
2
out(adjective, informal, sleepy)
2
saluting(verb, greeting)
2
shrugging(verb, indicating)
2
slow(adjective, sleepy)
2
slumbering
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