different between knapping vs napping

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: napping

Verb

knapping

1. present participle of knap

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: knapping
• Rhymes: -æp??

Verb

napping

1. present participle of nap

See also

• catch napping

Noun

napping (plural nappings)

1. 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.

2. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nappyng, nappunge, nappinge, nappynge

Etymology

From Old English hnappung; equivalent to nappen +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?napin?/

Noun

napping

1. (rare) Sleep, napping, slumbering.
2. (rare) Sleepiness, tiredness.

References

• “napping(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.