nooning

[ noo-ning ]

noun

, Chiefly Inland North.

1. noontime.
2. an interval at noon for rest or food.
3. a rest or meal at noon.

nooning

/ ˈnuːnɪŋ /

noun

1. a midday break for rest or food
2. midday; noon

Word History and Origins

Origin of nooning¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; noon, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He found the trowel under the fence, as Gardener Jim had prophesied, and he worked all day, with a brief nooning at home.

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Every man sits down to supper at six, during the summer months, and they have two hours' nooning.

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The many-gabled mansion lay fast asleep in the Sabbath nooning.

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Once a day at least it seemed to tire from its ceaseless flow and to take a nooning spell.

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Next day, while nooning several miles out from Casper, we heard the whistle of a locomotive.

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