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nappings

nappings is the plural of napping.

Meaning of napping

Noun

napping (plural nappings)

  1. 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.1993, Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Elizabeth Lipton Cobbs, Kenneth Brummel-Smith, Ambulatory geriatric care, page 552
  2. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.

Questions about nappings

What is nappings the plural of?
Nappings is the plural of napping.

Words near nappings in the dictionary

  1. nappies
  2. nappiest
  3. nappiness
  4. napping
  5. napping the regulars
  6. nappings
  7. Nappinnai
  8. Nappis
  9. nappish
  10. nappishness
  11. Nappo

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