Used in a Sentence

napping

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for napping.

Editorial note

Most parents gets the bad side (waking up at night) without the good side (napping during the day), though.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of taking a nap or short sleep.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of napping gathered in one view.

noun

The act of taking a nap or short sleep.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for napping.

Example sentences

1

Most parents gets the bad side (waking up at night) without the good side (napping during the day), though.

2

Especially simple things that you thought you could take for granted like pushing a baby in a stroller or napping.

3

It's hardly a great depiction of reality but the TV show Mad Men shows people regularly sleeping/napping in their office.

4

It's a pity that Atlassian is still napping with Hipchat usability features (particularly multiple accounts).

5

The lack of privacy in modern offices is probably a prohibiting factor to napping.

6

Those might last the whole week, if you spent most of it napping.

7

I can think of no way to simulate this on earth, save napping in near-freefall (e.g.

8

The senses heighten and you become very alert (when you're not napping).

9

Here in SF I love napping in Yerba Buena Gardens with th construction workers and homeless.

10

But thinking only of how I can get around my society's lack of awareness of napping is a little individualistic.

11

I have never met a Muslim that didn't put on 5 kilos during ramadan from ridiculous iftars and judicious day light napping.

12

People who don't get enough sleep, have you tried napping?

Quote examples

1

I've joked about giving an Ignite talk about "guerrilla napping".

2

My 3 year old daughter asks every night (for the past month) for "The Napping House", in which we have verious sleeping creatures stacked on top, with much repetition.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use napping in a sentence?

Most parents gets the bad side (waking up at night) without the good side (napping during the day), though.

What does napping mean?

The act of taking a nap or short sleep.

What part of speech is napping?

napping is commonly used as noun.