napping

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: knapping
• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Verb

napping

1. present participle and gerund 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.

Derived terms

• gnome-napping

Middle English

Noun

napping

1. Alternative form of nappynge