catnap

It was love, yes, but also wanting a catnap because Hersh was still tired from his night out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Some marine mammals sleep while swimming and some seabirds catnap while flying, letting one half of the brain doze while the other keeps working.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2021

He was a freshman in 1950, catching a catnap in his dormitory between classes, when loud voices outside woke him.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2020

You can even grab a quick catnap on your break.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2020

Maybe he could take a little rest, catnap like Mom did after dinner, before she started her hours of baking.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

Deckhand Dan Jacobson catnapped while sitting upright on a bench by the galley table.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2022

Tuna, the couple believes, was later catnapped, while Socks, a replacement for Barney, apparently ran off with a brawny stray.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019

In flight, he worked on speeches, changed his clothes, catnapped.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rest slipped off to dinner parties or catnapped on cots in the cloakrooms.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the seat next to Rick, Scotty catnapped.

From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

The season of beach days and barbecues, kayaking and catnapping, hammocks and homemade popsicles.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2019

The last time we were here, I was only the girlfriend and spent the entire week exhausted and catnapping until people started asking if I was sick.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2016

I immediately thought - could this be a "catnapping"?

From Time ● Jul. 16, 2013

A half-hour later, Mata shook Jenny, who was catnapping in the driver's seat.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2011

The other children were spread throughout the car, catnapping, daydreaming out the window, or playing cards.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs