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woolgathering

[wool-gath-er-ing] / ˈwʊlˌgæð ər ɪŋ /








NOUN
daydreaming
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But such are the longueurs of this would-be slam-bang blockbuster directed by Robert Schwentke, that it sure does inspire woolgathering.

From New York Times Jul. 22, 2021

I listened to their woolgathering for a while, and then some artillery rumbled in the distance.

From New York Times Oct. 29, 2014

Most people spend between 30 and 47 percent of their waking hours spacing out, drifting off, lost in thought, woolgathering, in a brown study or building castles in the air.

From Scientific American Aug. 22, 2014

Relaxation for both will never be defined in customary terms of lolling or woolgathering.

From Time Magazine Archive

The train lurched over a patch of rough tracks, jarring me out of my woolgathering.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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