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drowsing

/ˈdɹaʊzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
drows-ing
IPA
/ˈdɹaʊzɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of drowse

noun

The act of one who drowses.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

drowsings (plural)

Synonyms

drowsy dozy

Rhymes With

housing browsing rousing arousing carousing

Questions

How do you pronounce drowsing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹaʊzɪŋ/.
What does drowsing mean?
present participle and gerund of drowse

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