# nooning

Pronunciation: say "NOON-ing" /ˈnuːnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of noon. — present participle and gerund of noon
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of noon. Use this form for stopping to rest or eat at midday while it is happening.
   - _The wagon train was nooning on the open prairie when scouts spotted dust on the horizon._
   - _After nooning in a meadow, the pilgrims resumed their journey toward the shrine._

## Noun

2. A midday meal eaten partway through the working day; lunch. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A meal eaten in the middle of the day.
   - _The harvesters laid down their scythes and gathered under the hedge for their nooning._
   - _She carried a basket of cold meat and apples to serve as the men's nooning._
3. A nap or period of rest taken in the middle of the day. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A short sleep or rest taken in the middle of the day.
   - _The shepherd enjoyed a brief nooning while his flock grazed nearby._
   - _In summer the household kept to a quiet nooning until the worst heat passed._

## Origin

Formed from "noon" combined with the suffix "-ing."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nooning (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).