дремать — meaning in English

English meaning

• doze verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.
• drowse verb To make (someone or something) heavy with drowsiness or sleepiness.
• nap verb To sleep briefly, especially during the day.
• nod verb To move the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment.
• snooze verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.

Senses

дремать is used for these senses in English:

• doze (intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
• nap To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
• nod (intransitive) To gradually fall asleep.

doze — full definition

1. verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.
2. noun A short, light sleep.

drowse — full definition

1. verb To make (someone or something) heavy with drowsiness or sleepiness.
2. verb Followed by away: to pass (time) drowsily or in sleeping; also, to proceed (on a way) drowsily or sleepily.
3. verb To make (someone or something) dull or inactive, as if from sleepiness.
4. verb Often followed by away or off: to be drowsy or sleepy; to be half-asleep.

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