Antonyms for catnapping
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kat-nap |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkætˌnæp |
Definition of catnapping
Origin :- also cat-nap, cat's nap, by 1823, from cat (n.) + nap (n.). A nap such as a cat takes. As a verb from 1859.
- As in nap : verb take a short, light sleep
- As in sleep : verb suspend consciousness
- As in snooze : verb sleep lightly
- As in siesta : verb nap
- As in doze : verb take a nap
- As in drop off : verb fall asleep
- It wasn't deep, but it had cost him blood and pain and the few minutes of catnapping he might have snatched.
- Extract from : « Duel on Syrtis » by Poul William Anderson
Synonyms for catnapping
- bed down
- bunk
- catch
- catch a wink
- catch forty winks
- catnap
- conk out
- cop some z's
- crash
- doze
- doze off
- dream
- drift off
- drop off
- drowse
- fall asleep
- fall out
- flop
- get some shut-eye
- grab some z's
- have forty winks
- hibernate
- hit the hay
- hit the sack
- languish
- nap
- nod
- nod off
- oversleep
- rack
- relax
- repose
- rest
- retire
- sack out
- saw wood
- siesta
- sleep
- sleep lightly
- slumber
- snooze
- snore
- take a nap
- take a siesta
- take a snooze
- take forty winks
- turn in
- yawn
- zonk out
- zzz
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