reverie
noun
a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing.
revery
-
a variation of
reverie.
Example Sentences
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The boundary between revery and hallucination may blur.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 16, 2021
It was in the revery of Christian rediscovery that Bieber began dating Hailey Baldwin.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2019
Rough blobs of bronze compose a gaunt, strong figure of a rail splitter leaning on the haft of his axe, his head thrown backward in revery.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the early 1970s, Lichtenstein was fond of quoting Matisse, that supreme artificer of images denoting calm and luxurious revery.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of beating time or correcting their fingering, he spent the hour in a revery staring at their feet.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
