dream
noun
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
dreamfully
-
a word derived from
dream.
Example Sentences
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The exquisite close of the first act of The Admirable Crichton was merely dreamfully suggestive of the past and future of the action; and the second act ended pictorially, without a word.
From The Theory of the Theatre by Clayton Meeker Hamilton
Presently, as singers dreamfully play with a flitting chorus, he began repeating to himself, "Better be a worm, and feed on the mulberries of Daphne, than a king's guest."
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace
Tall, sombre, grim, against the morning sky They rise, scarce touched by melancholy airs, Which stir the fadeless foliage dreamfully, As if from realms of mystical despairs.
From Songs from the Southland by Sarah Frances Price
Tall, somber, grim, against the morning sky They rise, scarce touched by melancholy airs, Which stir the fadeless foliage dreamfully, As if from realms of mystical despairs.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
"Billie," he murmured, dreamfully, "what kind of pie do you like best?"
From Men, Women, and Boats by Stephen Crane
