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noonings

noonings is the plural of nooning.

Meaning of nooning

Noun

nooning (plural noonings)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) A nap or rest in the middle of the day.
    • When the girls went in to dinner the men had finished theirs, and were lounging in the shady yard enjoying their nooning.1896, Various, McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896
    Synonyms:
    siesta
  2. (archaic, dialectal) A lunch; a meal in the middle of the day.
    • Then on to Big Bitter Cottonwood, where we had our nooning among the trees on the wide sandy bed of the stream, which had sunk under ground for many miles, as is the custom of rivers here.1875, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15

Questions about noonings

What is noonings the plural of?
Noonings is the plural of nooning.

Words near noonings in the dictionary

  1. Noongah
  2. Noongar
  3. noonie
  4. noonies
  5. nooning
  6. noonings
  7. noonish
  8. noonkanbahite
  9. noonlight
  10. noonly
  11. noonmark

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