Nooning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nooning is a noun meaning present participle and gerund of noon.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of noon.
More Meanings
- (archaic, dialectal) A nap or rest in the middle of the day.
- (archaic, dialectal) lunch; a meal in the middle of the day
Example Sentences
It was the nooning hour, and the men at their limited leisure lay in the sun on the piles of lumber, like lizards.
When the girls went in to dinner the men had finished theirs, and were lounging in the shady yard enjoying their nooning.
An hour or two passed, and we saw a house in the distance to which we drove,--a humble house, sod-built, like that we had made our nooning in.
In proper California fashion we made our nooning by the roadside, pulling up under the shade of a hospitable sycamore and turning Sorreltop out to graze.
Word Forms
- noonings
Synonyms for nooning
Depending on context, synonyms include siesta.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noonday, midday, noontide, undermeal, morning, undern.
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