WOOLGATHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Synonyms:

daydream; dream; stargaze; woolgather

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "woolgather" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

woolgatherer (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)

woolgathering (an idle indulgence in fantasy)