Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dog-nap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: dog--nap
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of dognap.

Example Sentences

"So when we first “dog-napped” the bedraggled border collie, inappropriately named "Diamond," we were intent on finding him a good home with some deserving family."
"He is dog-napped, injured and almost euthanized."
"If we told Mum and Dad that Mr Big had escaped and dog-napped Lara, they'd either not believe us or just call the police, and what good would that do?"

Inflected Forms

dog-naps (present, singular) dog-napping (participle, present) dog-naping (US, participle) dog-napped (participle, past) dog-napped (past) dog-naped (US, participle) dog-naped (US, past)

Questions

What does dog-nap mean?: Alternative form of dognap.

How to pronounce dog-nap

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