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woolgathering

wool·gath·er·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [woo l-gath-er-ing]
    • /ˈwʊlˌgæð ər ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [woo l-gath-er-ing]
    • /ˈwʊlˌgæð ər ɪŋ/

Definitions of woolgathering word

  • noun woolgathering indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school. 1
  • noun woolgathering gathering of the tufts of wool shed by sheep and caught on bushes. 1
  • verb without object woolgathering to engage in woolgathering. 1
  • noun woolgathering Indulgence in aimless thought or dreamy imagining; absentmindedness. 1
  • noun woolgathering idle or absent-minded indulgence in fantasy; daydreaming 0
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Origin of woolgathering

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; wool + gathering

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Parts of speech for Woolgathering

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Woolgathering

woolgathering popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

woolgathering usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for woolgathering

adjective woolgathering

  • absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
  • absorbed — If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.
  • abstracted — Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them.
  • airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
  • bemused — If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused.

noun woolgathering

  • reverie — a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.
  • conceiving — Present participle of conceive.
  • dream — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
  • fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
  • fancying — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.

verb woolgathering

  • fantasize — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.
  • fantasise — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.
  • hallucinate — to have hallucinations.
  • conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
  • envision — Imagine as a future possibility; visualize.
All 209 Synonyms of woolgathering

Antonyms for woolgathering

adjective woolgathering

  • alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
  • attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
  • aware — If you are aware of something, you know about it.
  • mindful — attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.
  • recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?

noun woolgathering

  • actuality — Actuality is the state of really existing rather than being imagined.
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • existence — The fact or state of living or having objective reality.
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verb woolgathering

  • forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
  • dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
All 54 Antonyms of woolgathering

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