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napping

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.

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yapping

English

Verb

yapping

  1. present participle of yap

Noun

yapping (plural yappings)

  1. A sound that yaps.

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