woolgathering
Origin of woolgathering
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How to use woolgathering in a sentence
His interest in music—or rather, at first, in the free and glamorous lives of musicians—began with much posing and woolgathering.
What Made Charlie Parker Great? Reviewing Stanley Crouch’s Biography on Bird | Stuart Klawans | September 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTReally, God thought with annoyance, this woolgathering—at such a moment!
The Worshippers | Damon Francis KnightI trust that your good man here is not jealous, for beauty, you well do ken, ever sends the wits of a Douglas woolgathering.
The Black Douglas | S. R. CrockettBut surely one's mind must be curiously at random to go to such woolgathering.
Old Junk | H. M. Tomlinsonwoolgathering, Ben had missed some remark about Artemis' rigging.
Wilderness of Spring | Edgar Pangborn
Amid that universal blaze and downright pour of stifling heat, his mind was gone woolgathering back into the old New Forest.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Richard Doddridge Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for woolgathering
/ (ˈwʊlˌɡæðərɪŋ) /
idle or absent-minded indulgence in fantasy; daydreaming
Derived forms of woolgathering
- woolgatherer, noun
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