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Meanings of woolgathering in English

Dreamy in mood or nature.

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Examples for "dreamy"
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Some were smoking; some chatting merrily together; some sitting in dreamy languor.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
2
His voice was slurred, the words coming out in a dreamy monotone.
Flesh Eaters
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He paused in his dreamy utterance, and turned in his chair listening.
The Master-Christian
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Poor old Ted; he is the most dreamy chap that ever was.
Saint's Progress
5
The sky was dreamy; a delicate blue seen through a golden gauze.
Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan
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But at least the moony kid she'd once been was no more.
Dating the rebel tycoon
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Taking in his moony-eyed gaze she hoped her science guy wasn't tenderhearted.
Make your move
3
And Benis Spence, as a bride-groom, has lost something of his 'moony' air.
The Window-Gazer
4
But why did Luke have to look so moony whenever he said her name?
Starstruck
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The moony spectacles beamed not quite benevolently on the corridor.
The Dictator
Usage of woolgathering in English
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Glancing up, he saw his aide, Staff Marshal Shool, patiently waiting through his woolgathering.
Stonewielder
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Really, God thought with annoyance, this woolgathering-atsuch a moment!
The Worshippers
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Master Pennybet, in the common way of tired children, finished the day in listless woolgathering.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
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Such strange alleys do my thoughts run along when I am woolgathering in the field.
Tell England / A Study in a Generation
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Sir, sorry, looking at these photos sent me woolgathering.
Caliban's War
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Dodge, who'd been woolgathering, brought his partner into focus.
Tough customer: a novel
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For a minute, perhaps, my mind was woolgathering.
The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
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She snorted, angry at woolgathering, knowing that among the younger ones it would appear as senility.
World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
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If I throw myself into it, I shall hate everything else, and my wits will be woolgathering.
The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
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He caught himself woolgathering and tried again.
Shadows Return
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What did Tharin think he was going to do, go woolgathering as if they were out for a hunt?
Oracle's Queen
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Sorry, Stu, I was woolgathering.
The stand
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Oliver Cromwell was then in London, having come to town with three wagonloads of wool, but his wits were not woolgathering.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 / Little J...
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I 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
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He stopped (Tom, who was riding behind him and woolgathering, ran over his foot but Nick barely noticed) and looked back over his shoulder.
The stand
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Classification in a Library in Western New York: Gail Hamilton's "Woolgathering," under Agriculture.
A Book for All Readers / An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Pres...
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