catnap

[ US /ˈkætˌnæp/ ]
[ UK /kˈætnæp/ ]
NOUN
  1. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
VERB
  1. take a siesta
    She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
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How To Use catnap In A Sentence

  • Many high achievers schedule time in their day for a catnap.
  • I took her to my bed with me, seeking some comfort, and she continued to talk and chatter, preventing me from tumbling into needed darkness behind my lids, until finally, about 7: 40, I turned on the television for her and let her watch an unprecedented run of shows as I catnapped. Archive 2008-06-01
  • He plopped into a chair opposite the foot of the bed and closed his eyes, hoping a catnap would revive him, hasten the passage of time. What Is Life?
  • In my fantasy life, I spend an entire Sunday morning in this sanctuary undisturbed until I finish both my coffee and the paper, and then, in my ultimate dream world, I close my eyes and take a luxurious catnap. Left Neglected
  • I've actually had a few occasions over the last few nights when I've had little catnaps as I was lying somewhere, and those can be fairly refreshing - I had one last night, while I was finishing up Tom Sawyer for book club.
  • In that sense, the least frail person on those trips was Gus Dur himself. He has enormous stamina, gained by various means, such as taking a catnap.
  • She'd go days on just catnaps, then sack out for as many as eighteen hours on a Sunday.
  • Travelodge, which runs hotels across the country's motorway network, is letting its rooms for £5 for 30 minutes to encourage tired drivers to take a catnap.
  • She slept one night in three, when Katie and her mother kept the watching, and at other times she took "catnaps" in the rocking-chair, or on Mrs Fleming's bed, when grannie was at her brightest and could care for Davie in the early part of the day. David Fleming's Forgiveness
  • My catnap was interrupted by the sound of breaking glass.
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