hallucinate
verb (used without object)
to see or hear things that do not exist outside the mind; have hallucinations.
hallucinating
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present participleof hallucinate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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When generative AI systems give incorrect answers, people often describe the problem as AI "hallucinating at us," meaning the technology produces false information that users may mistakenly believe.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
"This risk of a model making errors or hallucinating cannot be fully avoided in any technical way," said Munich Re's head of AI insurance, Michael von Gablenz.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
A hallucinating encyclopedia may not be exactly what you’re looking for when you’re doing research, but that’s what writer Stephen Harrison found when he dug into Elon Musk’s new A.I.-powered Grokipedia.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025
His wife Lorraine said she thought he was hallucinating when he said he had reindeers in his room.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024
Followed by dozens of masons and carpenters, as if she had contracted her husband’s hallucinating fever, Úrsula fixed the position of light and heat and distributed space without the least sense of its limitations.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
