Groggy
Inglese - Pronuncia: grègi - Letteralmente: intontito.
ANGLICISMO DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA
Detto di pugile che, stordito dai colpi dell'avversario, non è più in grado di reagire.
Significato in inglese di groggy
Aggettivo
- Intontito: dazed, groggy, stunned, numb, muzzy.
- barcollante: staggering, faltering, groggy, tottery.
Definizioni in inglese di groggy
Aggettivo
- dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.
"the sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy".
sinonimi: dazed, stupefied, in a stupor, befuddled, fuddled, dizzy, disoriented, disorientated, punch-drunk, shaky, unsteady, wobbly, weak, faint, muzzy, dopey, woozy, not with it.
Esempi con il termine Groggy
- At this point their back door slides open and a groggy looking eldest son enquires of me as to what I think I'm doing.
- At his stop, half asleep, he fell more than rose from his seat but he untangled his legs and kept moving and smiled, too groggy to be up.
- She brought us shifts and gowns and we slipped into them, groggy from grief and lack of sleep.
- The thing is, half the time, my friend would stir early and hover in the groggy world of the almost-awake.
- Finally, I woke up at about 2 and dragged myself around the house until I could shake off the grogginess.
- It's really enjoyable, but I'm a bit groggy and disorientated so it's not really sinking in.
- It's worse in the morning, slipping groggily from sleep into day, with my body arguing every inch.
- They all sat up, confused and a bit groggy , and succeeded in making everybody cry out in relief.
- He raised his voice as he walked down the corridor with a groggy , staggering gait.
- The captain of the flight reported feeling dizzy and groggy and, at one point, donned an oxygen mask.
