noun
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a midday break for rest or food
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midday; noon
Etymology
Origin of nooning
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at noon, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Said I to Love: "What must I do, All in the summer nooning?"
From Weeds by the Wall Verses by Cawein, Madison Julius
Drowseth the nooning air On meads with red poppies set; Fair is the day—ah, fair!
From The Path of Dreams Poems by Giltner, Leigh Gordon
A day's work in haying should and can be so planned as to give two hours' nooning in the hottest part of the day.
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
The next day saw them nooning at the last named creek, and before nightfall they had crossed Big Coon Creek.
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
Is this more pleasant to you than the whirr Of meadow-lark, and its sweet roundelay, Or twitter of little field-fares, as you take Your nooning in the shade of bush and brake?
From Tales of a Wayside Inn by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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