Meanings
present singular third person woolgathers · participle present woolgathering · participle past woolgathered · past woolgathered · alternative gather wool · alternative wool-gather
- To daydream.
I had bad times after that—crying at night and woolgathering by day. For two terms I slackened and had bad reports.
1911, H.G. Wells, The Door in the Wall
Synonyms & antonyms
verbhave a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Back-formation from woolgathering.
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