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napping

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noun

as in sleep
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself some people think that napping in the afternoon will keep you from sleeping well at night

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napping

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verb

present participle of nap

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of napping
Verb
Glenn Close may have played the dog-napping Cruella De Vil in the 1996 live-action 101 Dalmatians, but Stone starred in this 2021 prequel, which explored Cruella's origins inside the world of high fashion. James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025 While napping has been found to be beneficial for cognitive abilities like memory and function, the timing is important — longer naps and napping later in the afternoon could cause someone to feel more alert when bedtime rolls around, Drerup said. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025 The kitten can also be seen cuddling next to her and napping. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 By the end, there was a lot of napping in the cars. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025 If an airman has been napping, the nap is over now. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025 In the second part of the clip, the two kitties can be seen hanging around together all the time, snuggling, napping and grooming one another. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025 There are napping cats and a human taking a cat nap. Lily Templeton, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025 In a deposition from a recent wrongful death suit filed by the family of a drug overdose victim, a CCCC guard admitted to napping on the job and sleeping in his car between 16-hour shifts (CoreCivic denied wrongdoing and the suit was settled out of court last year). Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for napping
Noun
  • Many plans emphasize stress-lowering practices like sleep, exercise, and mindfulness.
    Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
  • Getting enough sleep and physical activity, as well as addressing stress with mindfulness or relaxation techniques, can help.
    Alice Park, Time, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • During the winter months, your lawn is either growing slowly or resting in dormancy, depending on the climate in your region.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But the infection typically does improve with resting, drinking fluids and over-the-counter medication.
    Christina Shaw, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • When the children are asleep, Charlotte and Raffi can grab the baby monitor and hop the balcony wall to their friends’ house.
    Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
  • One of them is asleep, actually, or maybe dead already?
    Allegra Leal, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Eighteen hospital beds in the surgical department, including eight in the intensive care unit, were lost as a result.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • If a family needs help buying a bed for a child, foster care workers typically reach out to local faith groups or nonprofits and use CarePortal to find the closest help by ZIP code.
    Christopher O’Donnell, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • In , the small cat curiously edged toward the new canine friend, who was relaxing on the couch, gently patting him with her paw and sniffing.
    Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • And to add to the messy situation, conflicting media reports suggest the company either is or is not relaxing its hardware hurdle for taking.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Nonetheless, the slumber continued for Palace’s second.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Blackout shades also ensure sleep-inducing slumber.
    Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Allow time for naps and/or quiet time, both for the young and older (and everyone in between).
    Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
  • During the day, leaning the chair back has also facilitated great naps.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Even as a therapist, Luke admits to grappling with shame around rest.
    Stephanie Long, Essence, 15 May 2025
  • Oilers at Golden Knights 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Edmonton can also clinch the series and some rest here.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2025

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“Napping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/napping. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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