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🌞 To rest at noon 🌞 A midday rest
to nooning

to nooning

9.9
To stop for a short rest with a meal at midday
  • verb
  • /ˈnuːnɪŋ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : almorzar
  • During the harvest, they often nooned in the fields.

Examples

  • The workers nooned under the tree.

  • The travelers decided to nooning by the river before continuing their journey.

  • Farm workers would often nooning in the shade during the hottest part of the day.

  • In the old days, people would nooning together in the fields at midday.

  • The travelers decided to nooning by the river, enjoying a peaceful lunch before continuing their journey.

  • Farm workers would often nooning in the shade to escape the sun during the hottest part of the day.

  • In the old days, families would gather to nooning together in the fields at midday for a simple meal.

Synonyms

to lunch
vsto nooning
33 1.0

To eat a meal in the middle of the day

also means stopping for rest at midday and is archaic

Antonyms

to continue
∞ 1.0

To keep doing something without stopping

How Long

to rest
816 1.0
to nooning
  • Archaic
9.9
to pause
346 1.0

Surface Forms

noon infinitive
nooning present participle
noonings third person singular
nooned past
nooned past participle

Morphology

nooning = noon (semi-transparent) = noon + ing

This is a regular -ing formation from the verb 'noon', but the usage is archaic and not especially common.

Etymology

Nooning comes from noon, the middle of the day, and it simply means to stop then for a rest or lunch. So to nooning is to take a midday break.