Collocations for "drowsy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "drowsy" in context.
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drowsy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- am [getting, feeling] drowsy
- am starting to [get] drowsy
- was drowsy [all day, during class]
- am always drowsy [after waking up, when the alarm goes off]
- am drowsy from [lack of sleep, the medication]
- was drowsy at [work, school] today
- Are you still feeling drowsy?
- if you start to feel drowsy [while driving, at the wheel]
- I get drowsy [when, from]
- my head feels drowsy
- non-drowsy [pills, medication]
- drowsy and [dizzy, sleepy, tired]
- [could, might, will] make you (feel) drowsy
- [warm milk, allergy meds] always make me drowsy
- drowsy [winter, January] weather
- the drowsy heat of [summer, the tropics, the desert]