noun
absentminded dreaming while awake
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑daydream (for: ↑daydreaming)
verb
1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑dream, ↑woolgather, ↑stargaze
• Derivationally related forms:
↑stargazer (for: ↑stargaze), ↑woolgatherer (for: ↑woolgather), ↑woolgathering (for: ↑woolgather), ↑daydreamer, ↑daydreaming, ↑dream (for: ↑dream), ↑dreamer (for: ↑dream), ↑dreaming (for: ↑dream)
• Hypernyms: ↑imagine, ↑conceive of, ↑ideate, ↑envisage
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s PP
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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE
2. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
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She looked out the window, daydreaming
• Syn: ↑moon
• Derivationally related forms: ↑daydreamer, ↑daydreaming
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.