catnapping
Brief daytime slumber
Catnapping is taking brief, light naps—the kind cats are known for.
The word suggests sleeping lightly or in short bursts rather than getting deep rest: I was just catnapping on the couch.
Separately, catnapping means stealing cats, parallel to kidnapping: A rash of catnappings had pet owners worried.
Lightly, briefly unconscious
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- siestaMidday rest
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
shuteye · repose · drowse · resting · zzz · winks · snoozing · naptime
Unlawful seizure of person
- dognappingStealing a pet canine
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- hostageCaptive held as security
- illegalForbidden by statute
felony · unlawful · seizure · captivity · detainment · trafficking · prosecution · snatch
Secretly cautious in movement
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- slyCleverly deceptive
- covertIntentionally concealed
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
sneaky · clandestine · secretive · quiet · undetected · silent · discreet · unnoticed
dozing
Lightly, briefly unconscious
drowsiness · shuteye · repose · drowse · resting · zzz · winks · snoozing · naptime · microsleep
abduction
Unlawful seizure of person
- dognappingStealing a pet canine
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- hostageCaptive held as security
illegal · felony · unlawful · seizure · captivity · detainment · trafficking · prosecution · snatch · reward
stealthy
Secretly cautious in movement
surreptitious · sneaky · clandestine · secretive · quiet · undetected · silent · discreet · unnoticed · incognito
- sleepsleep, doze, slumber, naps, snooze
- pet behaviortail wagging, purring, kneading, growling, hissing
- restresting, dozing, slumber, slumbering, snoozing
- signs of tirednessyawning, dozing, rubbing eyes, nodding off, drooping
- downtimebreak, breaks, rest, relaxation, pauses
- animal crueltyanimal abuse, animal cruelty, dogfighting, neglect, torture
catnappingdeep sleep
Unconsciousness hard to rouse
sleeping like a log · dead to the world · hibernating · REM sleep · out cold
catnappingwide awake
Totally alert and attentive
fully awake · alert · wakeful · awake · up all night
catnappingup all night
nocturnal · sleeping in · oversleeping · insomnia · burning the midnight oil