Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overnap

/əʊvəɹnæp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-nap
IPA: /əʊvəɹnæp/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take too many short sleeps.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If you overnap in the daytime, you may have trouble sleeping at night."

Etymology

From over- + nap.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overnaps (present, singular) overnapping (participle, present) overnapped (participle, past) overnapped (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overnap?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəɹnæp/.
What does overnap mean?: To take too many short sleeps.
Where does overnap come from?: From over- + nap.

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