catching napping

A form of catch napping — To surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of catch napping
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catching napping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20napping

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“catching napping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catching%20napping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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