nooning

American  

[noo-ning] / ˈnu nɪŋ /

noun

Chiefly Inland North.

1. noontime.

2. an interval at noon for rest or food.

3. a rest or meal at noon.

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nooning British  

/ ˈnuːnɪŋ /

noun

1. a midday break for rest or food

2. midday; noon

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Etymology

Origin of nooning

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

Example Sentences

"Then we'll ha' we're nooning."

From Project Gutenberg

They took their nooning, with Sirius now over Mynedd Mawr, and Orion soaring like a kite.

From Project Gutenberg

It dyed the clouds that seemed to sag over the earth as the ceiling-sheets sagged in the cottages, and its glare was not lost high overhead now, as it had been on that night when the Kerrs had rested for their "nooning" in the midst of their building of their Hafod.

From Project Gutenberg

For instance, I’ve an hour’s nooning; and I go out and get my dinner in a little eating-house near the rear of our store—ten cents for a plate of roast beef; pretty thin the cut is, but the flavor is all right.

From Project Gutenberg

That especial day his nooning had something of the element of a new interest.

From Project Gutenberg