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- wool|gath|er|er «WUL GATH uhr uhr», noun.a daydreaming or absent-minded person.
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wool|gath|er — «WUL GATH uhr», intransitive verb. to indulge in idle imagining or daydreaming: »My brain sometimes woolgathered or wandered, sometimes concentrated on…problems (Robert Kotlowitz). ╂[back formation < woolgathering] … Useful english dictionary
wool|gath|er|ing — «WUL GATH uhr ihng, GATH rihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an absorption in thinking or daydreaming; absent mindedness. 2. the gathering up of fragments of wool torn from sheep, as by bushes. –adj. inattentive; absent minded; dreamy … Useful english dictionary
woolgathering — wool•gath•er•ing [[t]ˈwʊlˌgæð ər ɪŋ[/t]] n. indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness wool′gath er, v.i. ered, er•ing. wool′gath er•er, n … From formal English to slang
woolgather — [wool′gath΄ər] vi. [from the practice of wandering to gather tufts of wool caught on thorns and hedges] to engage in idle or aimless daydreaming, speculation, etc. woolgatherer n. woolgathering n … English World dictionary
Woolgathering — Wool gath er*ing, a. Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Woolgathering — Wool gath er*ing, n. Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design. [1913 Webster] His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. Burton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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