kipping

present participle of kip, British
as in napping
to sleep lightly or briefly after a rigorous walk over the Devon moors, I needed to kip down a bit on the daybed

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  • The camera then pans to the feline napping in their dog Gunny's bed—not in Emmie the bull dog's spot, but in the Labrador retriever's comfy haven.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Dog-napping bad boyfriend Lex Luthor.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
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  • It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Thomas dove in and swam with Malibu, popping up simultaneously from the water and resting their extremities — his arms, her fins — on the edge of the pool.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Kipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kipping. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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