dreaming
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present participleof dream.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
dreamnouna succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. -
a word derived from
dream.
dreamnouna succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
Example Sentences
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Then go back to looking at those beachfront condos with beautiful views and trendy historic lofts, all the while dreaming about your future adventures.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The idea of runaway doom is one of those fun and frightening pictures that survive only in the moment between dreaming and waking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Patriotism as enacted by the creative community takes the American experiment seriously enough to question, examine, remember what we’ve forgotten and catalyze collective American dreaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
During this stage, the apparent energy supply to the dreaming brain increases, yet levels of the energy molecule neurons directly use actually decline.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
I’d been in the middle of dreaming that I’d won the title of All-Time Greatest Scientist after discovering the first wormhole.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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