napping
Example Sentences
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I close my eyes and soon fall asleep, napping under the mango trees, just as I said I’d do in my letter to Mamá and Papá.
From Literature
The Minnesota Star Tribune visited the day cares in question and found, when they were allowed access, children playing and napping peacefully.
From Salon
The Wisconsin audit found providers routinely billed for more-intensive treatment than they provided, including time when kids were napping or “blowing bubbles.”
The Incorrigible Lumleys began their day’s to-doawoos by visiting Fern and Edward in the babies’ room, and offering some brief lessons in yapping, woofing, howling, burping, wiggling, napping, and other essential skills.
From Literature
“Nature is red in tooth and claw, governess. Tooth and claw! You don’t want to let it catch you napping.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
