drift off to sleep



drift off to sleep

Fig. to fall asleep gradually. At last, he drifted off to sleep. During that boring lecture, I drifted off to sleep a number of times.
See also: drift, off, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HildebrandHIL-de-brahnt (German)German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
Mckinney[mə'kini:]
TheunisTUU-nisDutch
Nona['nəunə]
Livianalee-VYAH-nah (Italian)Italian, Ancient Roman
Hallvar&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian