nooning

[ noo-ning ]

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nounChiefly Inland North.

noontime.
an interval at noon for rest or food.

a rest or meal at noon.

Origin of nooning

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at noon, -ing¹

Words Nearby nooning

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How to use nooning in a sentence

He found the trowel under the fence, as Gardener Jim had prophesied, and he worked all day, with a brief nooning at home.
Country Neighbors | Alice Brown
Every man sits down to supper at six, during the summer months, and they have two hours' nooning.
A California Girl | Edward Eldridge
The many-gabled mansion lay fast asleep in the Sabbath nooning.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
Once a day at least it seemed to tire from its ceaseless flow and to take a nooning spell.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail | Ezra Meeker
Next day, while nooning several miles out from Casper, we heard the whistle of a locomotive.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail | Ezra Meeker

British Dictionary definitions for nooning

nooning

/ (ˈnuːnɪŋ) /

noundialect, mainly US

a midday break for rest or food
midday; noon

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