What does Napping mean?
Definitions for Napping
nap·ping
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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
At one time we thought naps were bad for sleep and bad for us, i think we're starting to understand [napping is] a much more complex phenomenon.
We figured this would be a good day to celebrate the importance of napping because everyone is one hour more sleep-deprived than usual, the fact is that the majority of Americans are sleep-deprived even without Daylight Saving Time.
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.
This means the former pattern of occasional napping is intentional and the latter of more regular napping likely represents sub-clinical illness linked to poorer lifestyle. This would then explain the differential risks, i don't think one can work out from this work whether.
A refreshing power nap that's 15 to 20 minutes around noon to 2 p.m. is 100 % the way to go if you're sleep deprived, if you have chronic insomnia we don't encourage napping because it takes away the drive to sleep at night.
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