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drowses

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2 syllables

7 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “drowses” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

2syllables

drowses

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drowses is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, drowses is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofdrowses

1verb

To be sleepy and inactive.
To nod off; to fall asleep.
To advance drowsily. (Used especially in the phrase "drowse one's way" ⇒ sleepily make one's way.)
To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

drowners drowning drowningly drownings drownproofing drowns drowse drowsed

drowses(current)

After

drowsier drowsiest drowsihead drowsihood drowsily drowsiness drowsing drowsy

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