napping

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nap

plural nappings

1. The act of taking a nap or short sleep.

   Poor or inadequate sleep hygiene may contribute to difficulty falling asleep and may be a factor in sleep onset insomnia for elderly persons. This is most frequently caused by haphazard and irregular nappings.

   1993, Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Elizabeth Lipton Cobbs, Kenneth Brummel-Smith, Ambulatory geriatric care, page 552

2. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.