sleepy
adjective14 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.5
very sleepy9.0
To be highly tired.
To be very tired.
To be slightly tired.
To be a small amount tired.
To be quite tired.
Used before a noun (like town, village) to describe it as small and quiet.
be sleepy8.5
Describes the state of being tired and ready for sleep.
feel sleepy8.5
Describes the sensation of becoming tired and wanting to sleep.
get sleepy8.0
A common way to say you are starting to feel tired.
look sleepy7.5
To have an appearance that suggests one is tired.
sound sleepy7.5
For one's voice to suggest that one is tired.
To transition into a state of tiredness.
To cause someone to feel tired.
grow sleepy6.0
A more gradual or literary way to say 'become sleepy'.