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; see origin at noon, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Every street is as packed as lower Fifth Avenue used to be when the operatives came out of the big shops for their nooning.

From The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse by Howells, William Dean

A sudden hammering of a street rail in the street below notified him the nooning was over, and that the workmen had gone back to their labors.

From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander

With the morning of that day or with its nooning or with its afternooning we need have no concern, replete though they were in variety of entertainment and abounding in pleasurable incident.

From Sundry Accounts by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

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 Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)

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 Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)