napping

Other forms of napping

comparative

nappinger·

superlative

nappingest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about napping

What does napping mean?

napping means "not prepared or vigilant".

How many syllables are in napping?

napping has 2 syllables: nap-ping. The stress falls on "nap". In IPA it is /ˈnæpɪŋ/.

What is another word for napping?

Close synonyms include off-guard, off guard, off one's guard, off his guard, off her guard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is napping a common word?

napping is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with napping?

1 word rhymes with napping. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.