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Woolgathering

Woolgathering Meaning & Definition
Woolgathering Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Woolgathering?

[n] an idle indulgence in fantasy
[adj] dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Woolgathering: dreamy | inattentive | moony

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See Also | dream | dreaming

Woolgathering In Webster's Dictionary

\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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