napped

verb

past tense of nap
1
as in rested
to sleep lightly or briefly decided to let the kids nap for a few more minutes before waking them

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2
as in slept
to be in a state of sleep I'm just going to nap the entire afternoon

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Recent Examples of napped Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 My newfound fear of heights quickly disappeared when Tommy napped. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026 As the story goes, Helou and neighbor Ryan Burke — a tech veteran and fellow dad — dreamed up the concept during playdates, sketching the framework while their kids napped. — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 At the time, prosecutors said the two guards shopped online, took breaks, and napped instead of checking Epstein’s cell every 30 minutes as required. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026 A couple napped under a striped umbrella. — Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026 The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake. — Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026 But a little before that, photographer Poupay Jutharat was on the ground at the Javits Center, sniffing around as the pups prepped, primped, and occasionally napped before go-time. — Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026 The deep seat is just asking to be napped on. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for napped
  1. rested
  2. slept
  3. dozed
  4. relaxed
  5. slumbered
  6. drowsed
  7. snoozed
Verb
  • Rayan Cherki did not get much time to shine for France, so will be reasonably well rested for somebody who was there for the whole thing.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Matar at times rested his hand on his chin and sometimes turned to speak to his lawyer, but not toward the witness stand, though the defendant did watch the author walk out a door.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • While his colleagues slept, the robbers would make their move.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Every night her mother slept beside her in a pullout hospital chair.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of slept
Verb
  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
Verb
  • Omar introduced the bill, the Maintaining Essential Access to Lunch for Students Act, that drastically relaxed eligibility requirements for food distributors to be able to receive reimbursements during the COVID-19 school shutdowns.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026
  • Everton were open to retaining the Senegalese on the right terms but were relaxed about his situation.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of relaxed
Verb
  • Some, perhaps, slumbered through repetitive regional games and inconsequential friendlies.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • But the nannies had to get up in the night at the sound of my shrieks while my parents slumbered with ear-plugs in.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of slumbered
Verb
  • Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The dog, Russ, drowsed on the floor at his owner’s feet, drooling onto the tile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of drowsed
Verb
  • As a result, many subjects were depicted reclining or seated; some, like Tilley, who worked nights and posed for Freud during the day, simply snoozed.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Once a boomtown at the confluence of the Great Lakes and Erie Canal, Buffalo snoozed through much of the 20th century.
    — CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Definition of snoozed

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