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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After a long nooning they pushed on until nearly sunset.
From The Pines of Lory by John Ames Mitchell
Said I to Love: "What must I do, All in the summer nooning?"
From Weeds by the Wall Verses by Madison Julius Cawein
Amy proposed the matter the very next day, at "nooning," and secured the members as mentioned by her to Gwendolyn.
From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Frank T. (Frank Thayer) Merrill
They took their nooning, with Sirius now over Mynedd Mawr, and Orion soaring like a kite.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
The nooning was cut short voluntarily, the men contenting themselves with a few whiffs of tobacco and resuming work without a word from MacNutt.
From The Boss of Wind River by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
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