дрёма — meaning in English

English meaning

• doze verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.
• drowse verb To make someone or something feel sleepy.
• kip noun British informal: sleep, or a place to sleep.
• slumber noun Sleep, especially peaceful or restful sleep.
• snooze verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.

Senses

дрёма is used for these senses in English:

• doze A light, short sleep or nap.
• drowse An act, or a state, of being drowsy or sleepy.
• kip (informal, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.
• snooze A brief period of sleep; a nap.

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 feel sleepy.
2. verb To spend time sleepily, or move along in a half-asleep way, usually with 'away'.
3. verb To make someone or something seem dull and inactive, as though sleepy.
4. verb To feel sleepy or be half-asleep, often with 'away' or 'off'.

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