napping
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]napping
- present participle and gerund of nap
See also
[edit]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.
Derived terms
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]napping
- Alternative form of nappynge