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WOOLGATHER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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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Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derivation:
woolgatherer (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)
woolgathering (an idle indulgence in fantasy)
