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Definition of Napping
1. Adjective. Not prepared or vigilant. "Found him off his guard"
Similar to: Unready
Definition of Napping
1. n. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
Definition of Napping
1. Verb. (present participle of nap) ¹
2. Noun. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Napping
1. nap [v] - See also: nap
Lexicographical Neighbors of Napping
Literary usage of Napping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, ' Sir,' said I, ' or
Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore ; Zo But the fact is I was napping, ..."
2. Outlines of Botany for the High School Laboratory and Classroom by Robert Greenleaf Leavitt, Charles Herbert Clark, Mrs. Sophia M'Ilvaine (Bledsoe) Herrick, Asa Gray (1885)
"PLANTS CA UGHT napping. As we come to be more intimate with plants, and know all
about their doings and see into their daily lives, we continue to find ..."
3. The Real Shelley: New Views of the Poet's Life by John Cordy Jeaffreson (1885)
"... of handling Shelley — Shelley caught napping—Mrs. Southey's Tea-cakes—Eggs
and Bacon on Hounslow Heath — At Home with the Calverts—Shelley's remarkable ..."
4. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1916)
"... PULFORD FOR KID- napping, NEW YORK CITY, 1819. THE NARRATIVE. Long before the
Northern abolitionist began to inveigle Southern blacks from their homes, ..."
5. Dark Days in Chile: An Account of the Revolution of 1891 by Maurice H. Hervey (1892)
"... Mar—Strategy—The Insurgent Army receives Accessions—Balmaceda a Bad Strategist—
The Battle of Placilla—Results—Sauve qui peut—The Lynch caught napping—A ..."
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