catnap
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It was love, yes, but also wanting a catnap because Hersh was still tired from his night out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
On good ones, they found a lodging house and raced upstairs, hoping to claim a catnap before that evening’s gig.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Some marine mammals sleep while swimming and some seabirds catnap while flying, letting one half of the brain doze while the other keeps working.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2021
You can even grab a quick catnap on your break.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2020
Miss Trixie hovered about him, leaving only to seal some envelopes for Mr. Gonzalez, to visit the bathroom several times, and to catnap.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Deckhand Dan Jacobson catnapped while sitting upright on a bench by the galley table.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2022
Tuna, the couple believes, was later catnapped, while Socks, a replacement for Barney, apparently ran off with a brawny stray.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019
No critic catnapped more frequently in his seat, and the Trib's critic was famed for writing some of his most thoughtful review's about concerts through which he had dozed.
From Time Magazine Archive
As aging legislators catnapped and clerks clogged the rear of the chamber, it became apparent that an adequate ECA appropriation and a strong draft law were essential.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the seat next to Rick, Scotty catnapped.
From The Pirates of Shan by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
The season of beach days and barbecues, kayaking and catnapping, hammocks and homemade popsicles.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2019
The last time we were here, I was only the girlfriend and spent the entire week exhausted and catnapping until people started asking if I was sick.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2016
I immediately thought - could this be a "catnapping"?
From Time ● Jul. 16, 2013
A half-hour later, Mata shook Jenny, who was catnapping in the driver's seat.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2011
The other children were spread throughout the car, catnapping, daydreaming out the window, or playing cards.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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