napping

Variant of nap

intransitive verb napped, napping

  1. to doze or sleep lightly for a short time
  2. to be careless or unprepared

Origin: ME nappen < OE hnappian, akin to OHG hnaffezan

noun

a brief, light sleep; doze
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