sleepy

adjective14 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.5

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.

Describes the state of being tired and ready for sleep.

Describes the sensation of becoming tired and wanting to sleep.

A common way to say you are starting to feel tired.

To have an appearance that suggests one is tired.

For one's voice to suggest that one is tired.

To transition into a state of tiredness.

To cause someone to feel tired.

A more gradual or literary way to say 'become sleepy'.

Collocations with "sleepy"

sleepy + ...