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napping

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The meaning (definition) of the word napping

sleeping for a short time during the day

The word napping used in a sentence

“I am napping in the hammock under the tree.”

How the word napping is said around the world

Frenchfaire la sieste (fehr lah SYEST)
Spanishdurmiendo la siesta (door-MYEHN-doh lah SYEHS-tah)
Mandarin正在午睡 (juhng dzye woo shway)
Hindiझपकी लेना (JHAP-kee LAY-naa)
Arabicأَغْفُو (AGH-foo)
Russianдремлю (dreem-LYOO)
Portuguese (EU)a dormir a sesta (uh door-MEER uh SESH-tuh)
Portuguese (BR)cochilando (koh-shee-LAHN-doo)
Japaneseひるねしている (hee-roo-NEH shee-teh-EE-roo)
Germanein Nickerchen machen (ine NIK-er-khun MAKH-un)
Urduجھپکی لے رہا (JHUP-kee lay ruh-HAH)
Punjabiਝਪਕੀ ਲੈ ਰਿਹਾ (JHUP-kee LEH ree-HAA)
Korean낮잠을 자고 있다 (naht-jjah-mool jah-goh EET-dah)
Hebrewמנמנם (me-nam-NEM)
Greekπαίρνω έναν υπνάκο (PEHR-noh EH-nahn eep-NAH-koh)
Dutcheen dutje doen (uhn DUT-yuh DOON)
Tagalogumiidlip (oo-mee-EED-leep)
Vietnameseđang ngủ trưa (dahng NGOO choo-uh)
Turkishkestiriyor (kes-tee-REE-yor)
Persianچرت زدن (chort za-DAN)
Polishdrzemać (DZHEH-mach)
Ukrainianдрімати (DREE-mah-tih)
Bengaliএকটু ঘুমাচ্ছি (EYK-tu GHU-ma-chhi)
Swedishtar en tupplur (tahr en TUUP-lewr)
Italianfacendo un pisolino (fah-CHEN-doh oon pee-zoh-LEE-noh)

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