NAPPING Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word napping. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for NAPPING
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snooze | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) verb • sleep lightly or for a short period of time | ||||||||
catnap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) verb • take a siesta | ||||||||
drowsing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • half asleep | ||||||||
siesta | nounn | |||||||
noun • a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) | ||||||||
sleeping | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the state of being asleep • quiet and inactive restfulness • the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate adjective satellite • lying with head on paws as if sleeping | ||||||||
dozing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a light fitful sleep verb • sleep lightly or for a short period of time | ||||||||
resting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
slumbering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended • a dormant or quiescent state verb • be asleep | ||||||||
snoozing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) verb • sleep lightly or for a short period of time | ||||||||
doze | verbv | |||||||
noun • a light fitful sleep verb • sleep lightly or for a short period of time | ||||||||
napoleon | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream • French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) • a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes | ||||||||
pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
sleep | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended • a torpid state resembling deep sleep • a period of time spent sleeping • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) verb • be asleep • be able to accommodate for sleeping | ||||||||
catch a wink | ||||||||
verb • take a siesta | ||||||||
forty winks | nounn | |||||||
noun • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | ||||||||
light sleep | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | ||||||||
short sleep | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) |