napping

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noun 2

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ADJ.

all, low, still, together, under

VERB + NAPPING

caught, didn't, like, seemed, spent, started

NAPPING + NOUN

basket, bed, bedroom, coffee, i'm, jessica, job, kotatsu

PREP.

in, in, on

ADV.

really

Definitions

noun

The act of taking a nap or short sleep.

Poor or inadequate sleep hygiene may contribute to difficulty falling asleep and may be a factor in sleep onset insomnia for elderly persons. This is most frequently caused by haphazard and irregular nappings.

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

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catch napping

To surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.

The rout started after four minutes when Chelsea were caught napping by Kevin De Bruyne's quick free-kick which left Raheem Sterling to fire in at the far post before Aguero, who h

catch someone napping

To take advantage of someone's inattention.

Wigan keeper Ali Al Habsi was forced to deny Stewart Downing and Bent in quick succession, and again got down well to deny Bent after a Young free-kick had caught Steven Caldwell n

Example Bank

Poor or inadequate sleep hygiene may contribute to difficulty falling asleep and may be a factor in sleep onset insomnia for elderly persons. This is most frequently caused by haphazard and irregular

Wiktionary

The boss caught me napping today when he asked me about that XYZ project we worked on last month.

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Grandfather is napping on the sofa.

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While napping, I had a strange dream.

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Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.

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While the baby was napping, she drooled all over her pillow.

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