What does napping mean?
Definitions for napping
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Princeton's WordNet
napping, off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guardadjective
not prepared or vigilant
"the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
GCIDE
Nappingnoun
The act or process of having a short sleep; as, napping is a common occupation for cats.
Wiktionary
nappingnoun
The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
ChatGPT
napping
Napping is the act of taking a short period of sleep, typically during daytime hours as a means to rest or recharge. This often ranges from a few minutes to a couple of hours.
Webster Dictionary
Napping
of Nap
Nappingnoun
the act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth
Nappingnoun
a sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of napping in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of napping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of napping in a Sentence
Daytime napping was associated with increased risks of major cardiovascular events and deaths in those with [ more than ] six hours of nighttime sleep but not in those sleeping [ less than ] 6 hours a night.
Napping could reflect underlying ill-health( fatigue, tiredness) eventually leading to morbidity and mortality, could be a proxy for sleep deprivation, as a compensatory catch-up mechanism, or could also be a symptom of circadian misalignment.
If you're lucky enough to have an office, shut the door and just don't tell anyone you're napping! i can't tell you how many executives have shown me their sleeping bags under their desks.
The study doesn't imply you shouldn't let your kids nap, there are only so many hours a day that you can sleep, but that doesn't mean that napping leads to poor sleep.
From a clinical standpoint, I think it highlights the importance for health care providers to routinely ask patients about napping and excessive daytime sleepiness and evaluate for other contributing conditions to potentially modify the risk for cardiovascular disease.
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