| Pronunciation: | | 'wûl`gadhuring
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- [n] an idle indulgence in fantasy
- [adj] dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment"
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WOOLGATHERING is a 13 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | dreamy, inattentive, moony |
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| | See Also: | | dream, dreaming |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Wool"gath`er*ing\, a.
Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination;
roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
\Wool"gath`er*ing\, n.
Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit
or design.
His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. --Burton.
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