hallucinate
verb (used without object)
to see or hear things that do not exist outside the mind; have hallucinations.
have been hallucinating
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present perfect progressiveof hallucinate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"I remember lying in bed at night thinking the machines were talking to each other. I think I must have been hallucinating," she says.
From BBC ● May 6, 2020
With all due respect, Dr. Funkenstein must have been hallucinating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2016
The woman denied suggestions by the defense that she could have been hallucinating.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2014
But I think I must have been hallucinating or something, because I’ve had conversations with God since then and He’s like, Nope, don’t know what you’re talking about, Benny.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
