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/nˈæpɪŋ/ Listen

noun

Napping n.

The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.

(Hat Making) A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.

The act or process of having a short sleep; as, napping is a common occupation for cats.

verb

Nap v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on.

Nap v. i. (past & past part. napped; pres. part. napping)

To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.

To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping. "I took thee napping, unprepared."

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Etymology of 'Napping'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Napping" Quotes from Famous Books

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— The Galaxy Primes • Edward Elmer Smith

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— The Wings of the Morning • Louis Tracy

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— Traffic in Souls - A Novel of Crime and Its Cure • Eustace Hale Ball

... and turned to obey, as Jack, as silently as he could, crept on toward the hut, his revolver clasped ready for use at the slightest alarm. The Border Boy did not mean to be caught napping. In this manner he reached the wall of the hut nearest to the river, in which there was a small, unglazed window. Cautiously raising himself on tiptoe, ...

— The Border Boys Across the Frontier • Fremont B. Deering

... Murray. "There were voices, and creaking of blocks, and the splash of oars. It is just to windward, and sounds travel a long distance in a dark night. Our friends, the pirates, are about some mischief. Perhaps they expect to find us napping, ...

— The Three Midshipmen • W.H.G. Kingston

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