Meanings
dreaming1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dream
Dreaming2
- Australian Aboriginal mythologyThe time of the shaping of the physical and spiritual world by the ancestors; the events or beliefs connected to these times.First known use 20th c.
The men in this moving mirage of battered vehicles felt they had well and truly followed the Dreaming.
2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 124Synonyms: Alchera, Alcheringa, Dreamtime
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe time of the shaping of the physical and spiritual world by the ancestors; the events or beliefs connected to these times.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish ensoñación, ensoñamiento
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Rhymes & wordplay
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dreaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreaming
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