Meaning of "napping" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF NAPPING

napping

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAPPING

Napping is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb napping in English.

WHAT DOES NAPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nap (textile)

Primarily, nap is the raised surface on certain kinds of cloth, such as velvet. Nap can refer additionally to other surfaces that look like the surface of a napped cloth, such as the surface of a felt or beaver hat. Starting around the 14th century, the word referred originally to the roughness of woven cloth before it was sheared. When cloth, especially woollen cloth, is woven, the surface of the cloth is not smooth, and this roughness is the nap. Generally the cloth is then 'sheared' to create an even surface, and the nap is thus removed.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NAPPING

PRESENT

Present

I napp

you napp

he/she/it napps

we napp

you napp

they napp

Present continuous

I am napping

you are napping

he/she/it is napping

we are napping

you are napping

they are napping

Present perfect

I have napped

you have napped

he/she/it has napped

we have napped

you have napped

they have napped

Present perfect continuous

I have been napping

you have been napping

he/she/it has been napping

we have been napping

you have been napping

they have been napping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I napped

you napped

he/she/it napped

we napped

you napped

they napped

Past continuous

I was napping

you were napping

he/she/it was napping

we were napping

you were napping

they were napping

Past perfect

I had napped

you had napped

he/she/it had napped

we had napped

you had napped

they had napped

Past perfect continuous

I had been napping

you had been napping

he/she/it had been napping

we had been napping

you had been napping

they had been napping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will napp

you will napp

he/she/it will napp

we will napp

you will napp

they will napp

Future continuous

I will be napping

you will be napping

he/she/it will be napping

we will be napping

you will be napping

they will be napping

Future perfect

I will have napped

you will have napped

he/she/it will have napped

we will have napped

you will have napped

they will have napped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been napping

you will have been napping

he/she/it will have been napping

we will have been napping

you will have been napping

they will have been napping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would napping

you would napping

he/she/it would napping

we would napping

you would napping

they would napping

Conditional continuous

I would be napping

you would be napping

he/she/it would be napping

we would be napping

you would be napping

they would be napping

Conditional perfect

I would have napping

you would have napping

he/she/it would have napping

we would have napping

you would have napping

they would have napping

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been napping

you would have been napping

he/she/it would have been napping

we would have been napping

you would have been napping

they would have been napping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you napp
we let´s napp
you napp

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to napp

Past participle

napped

Present Participle

napping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «NAPPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «napping» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of napping

catnap · doze · drop off · drowse · forty winks · kip · nana nap · nod · nod off · rest · shuteye · siesta · sleep · snooze · zizz

TRANSLATION OF NAPPING

Find out the translation of napping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of napping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «napping» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 午睡
• Translator English - Spanish: siestas
• English: napping
• Translator English - Hindi: napping
• Translator English - Arabic: القيلولة
• Translator English - Russian: дремлет
• Translator English - Portuguese: cochilando
• Translator English - Bengali: একটু ঘুমাইয়া লত্তন
• Translator English - French: sieste
• Translator English - Malay: Napping
• Translator English - German: Nickerchen
• Translator English - Japanese: 昼寝
• Translator English - Korean: 낮잠
• Translator English - Javanese: Napping
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ngủ trưa
• Translator English - Tamil: napping
• Translator English - Marathi: डुलकी
• Translator English - Turkish: uyuklayan
• Translator English - Italian: napping
• Translator English - Polish: drzemiący
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дрімає
• Translator English - Romanian: napping
• Translator English - Greek: στον ύπνο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Slaap
• Translator English - Swedish: tupplur
• Translator English - Norwegian: napping

5 QUOTES WITH «NAPPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word napping.

1

Frank Knox

No matter what happens, the U.S. Navy is not going to be caught napping.

2

Debra Messing

'Project Runway' was my guilty pleasure while my son was napping or nursing.

3

Rita Rudner

My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.

4

Leverett Saltonstall

Too many of my Senate colleagues overdid it. They stayed on too long - napping through committee hearings when they should have packed up and gone home.

5

Maria Semple

After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAPPING»

Discover the use of napping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to napping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Napping House

A restless flea manages to wake up everyone in the house who was sleeping, including a mouse, cat, dog, boy, and his grandmother, in a lap-sized board book version of a classic tale. Children's BOMC. An ALA Notable Children's Book.

Audrey Wood, 2005

Napping: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you.

‎2008

Catku: What Is the Sound of One Cat Napping?

Catku will delight cat lovers who will recognize the feline attitude reflected in these verses and perhaps realize that the so-called lazy cat perched on the back of a favorite chair is really just in deep meditation, seeking the path to ...

Pat Welch, 2009

The Art of Napping

Let Bill Anthony amuse and re-invigorate you.

William A. Anthony, 1998

An Examination of Napping and Psychosocial Functioning in ...

Data from both methods indicate that a majority of White and Black children in this age group are napping (> 1 day/week). Caregivers of children from both groups report similar rates of napping, but actigraphy data indicated that significantly ...

Brian Kenneth Crosby, 2008

Napping With Daddy

Tim Dickerson. Of all the places our napping takes us, Of all the places our napping takes us, The one I like the best, The one I like the best, Is snoozing on our sofa, Is snoozing on our sofa, While I lie on Daddy's chest. While I lie on Daddy's ...

Tim Dickerson, 2010

Adapting the Office Work Chair to Accommodate Productive Napping

Finally, the digital images of "Napping Chair" in "Figure 1.3.17" show the functional and the overall appearances of materials used. Chapter 2: Discussion & Conclusion 2.1 Discussion of the Design. Figure 1.3.17 - The final design of " Napping ...

Patanan Krairussamee, 2007

Meow.org, The Cat-Napping Caper

Darby Lee Patterson Karen Pastor, Hal Hammond. damaged the cord that carries nerves along the boney spine. He had been in the hospital for many months and then went to lots of special training to learn how to make the best of things.

Darby Lee Patterson, Karen Pastor, Hal Hammond, 2009

Peak with Books: An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced ...

The. Napping. House. I. 135. now six by twenty-eight inches. Fold the rectangle into eight pages, accordion style. (Make one as a sample. It really is not complicated!) Print the title, then the new phrases on the bottom of each page for the ...

Marjorie R. Nelsen, Jan Nelsen-Parish, 2001

List of Patents for Inventions and Designs, Issued by the ...

Napping cloth, and carding Napping cloth machine.called cross napping machine. Napping cloth, shearing and brushing Napping cloth, and steaming Napping cloth, teasling & brushing Napping cloth, vibratmg Napper, metallic Napper, ...

United States. Patent Office, Edmund Burke, 1847

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term napping is used in the context of the following news items.

Caught napping!

A tired man can sleep on a piece of stone, a mound of gravel or sand. In a country with millions of homeless, sleeping in public places is ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Man allegedly attempts to burglarize home with mother, toddler …

Investigators determined Pitts allegedly knocked on the front door of a home while the woman was napping with her toddler, according to police ... «San Mateo Daily Journal, Jul 15»

Arapahoe County Crime Blotter: Napping mom caught with drugs

1 Negative nap time. A woman was found sleeping on the playground at Cornerstone Park, 5150 S. Windermere St., Englewood, just before 7 ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

Stop napping on NAP and act, SC tells govt

The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday expressed its dissatisfaction over a report filed by the government regarding the progress in the ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»

Man allegedly attempts to burglarize home with Palo Alto mother …

Investigators determined Pitts allegedly knocked on the front door of a home while the woman was napping with her toddler, according to police ... «KTVU San Francisco, Jul 15»

Photographer Bob Cross' images show Florida black bear napping …

A Florida man captured incredible photographs of a massive black bear napping in his neighbor's backyard. 'My next door neighbor called me ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Suspect wanted for breaking into, napping in Whitefish Library

On the morning of Saturday, July 18, a man reportedly broke into the library around 4:30. Officials say he broke through a glass door on the ... «NBC Montana, Jul 15»

Sheep-napping puzzles police

Four sheep disappeared from where they were grazing in Vinstra in the valley of Gudbrandsdalen Friday evening, only to turn up more than 80 ... «Views and News from Norway, Jul 15»

Robert McNeil on ... napping

Biographies of captains of industry and other successful criminals of the sort mentioned earlier frequently reveal that their secret was napping. Well, I didn't get ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

Colonel caught napping at OR Tambo

In addition to his napping indiscretion, Makuwa's appointment is the subject of an internal dispute because the post he applied for, and now fills ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»