catnap
a short, light nap or doze.
to doze or sleep lightly.
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How to use catnap in a sentence
For the first six weeks, he labored without a break, taking catnaps in his truck and returning to the fire station to shower and sleep before heading out again.
In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed | Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostThis cat tree tower features five tiers for your cat to play, exercise, and take a much-needed catnap.
Best cat toys: Your favorite feline will give two paws up to these cat accessories | Irena Collaku | July 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceUsually they had about 15 to 30 minutes between laps before they had to shuffle to the start line again, just enough time to grab a snack, change socks, gulp down some of race co-director Monte McIndoe’s hot Tang, and catch the tiniest of catnaps.
What It’s Like to Ski-Tour for 60 Hours Straight | Elliott D. Woods | February 18, 2021 | Outside OnlineHe fought bravely against his seasickness and took the key for a time while Jack stole a catnap.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur LawtonThere was no yawning and stretching and closing one eye for a catnap about that awakening.
In Pastures Green | Peter McArthur
Dr. Grenfell went to his room to snatch a catnap before the start.
Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North | Fullerton WaldoSometimes when I get here a little early I take a catnap myself.
The Six Fingers of Time | Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
British Dictionary definitions for catnap
/ (ˈkætˌnæp) /
a short sleep or doze
(intr) to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently
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