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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

... problems, and I was amused at the zeal and avidity with which the boys seized upon and mastered them. Young England was evidently wide awake, and the prime minister himself was not to catch them, napping. The little fellows' eyes-glistened as they rattled off their solutions. As I know nothing about mathematics, I was all the more impressed; but when they came to be examined in the Bible, I was more astonished than ever. The masters had said that they would be willing any ...

— Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 (of 2) • Harriet Elizabeth (Beecher) Stowe

... opportunity is obtained, just as the boat heels over, and the rushing bubbles at the prow resound, she must be put about, and the napping foresail almost brushes the osiers. If she does not come round—if the movement has been put off a moment too long—the keel grates, and she is aground immediately. It is nothing but tacking, tacking, tacking—a kind ...

— Nature Near London • Richard Jefferies

... arose, gaping and stretching himself. "That was a very foolish dream I had, napping here in the sun. For it was certainly a dream. Otherwise, they would have left footprints, these young fellows who have gone the way of youth so long ago. And it was a dream that had no sense in it. But indeed it would be strange if that were the ...

— Jurgen - A Comedy of Justice • James Branch Cabell

... he's in the midst of signaling, his light goes out, the submarine won't know what to make of it, and will come up closer to find out what's wrong. Then our own guns, or those of the destroyers, can bang away and catch the Germans napping." ...

— The Moving Picture Boys on the War Front - Or, The Hunt for the Stolen Army Films • Victor Appleton

... I think he is napping it now. He has a wonderful facility at the sleep business. Forty winks seem to refresh him as much as four hours do other people. At my last levee, according to the newspapers, he and his wife retired early. He went ...

— Continental Monthly - Volume 1 - Issue 3 • Various

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