napping
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
napping
- present participle and gerund of nap
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Noun[edit]
napping (plural nappings)
- The act of taking a nap or short sleep.
- 1993, Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Elizabeth Lipton Cobbs, Kenneth Brummel-Smith, Ambulatory geriatric care, page 552:
- Poor or inadequate sleep hygiene may contribute to difficulty falling asleep and may be a factor in sleep onset insomnia for elderly persons. This is most frequently caused by haphazard and irregular nappings.
- The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
napping
- Alternative form of nappynge