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Meaning of "woolgathering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOOLGATHERING

woolgathering  [ˈwʊlˌɡæðərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOOLGATHERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Woolgathering is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WOOLGATHERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of woolgathering in the English dictionary

The definition of woolgathering in the dictionary is idle or absent-minded indulgence in fantasy; daydreaming.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOOLGATHERING


bearing
ˈbɛərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
covering
ˈkʌvərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
fathering
ˈfɑːðərɪŋ
feathering
ˈfɛðərɪŋ
gathering
ˈɡæðərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
leathering
ˈlɛðərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
mothering
ˈmʌðərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
unwithering
ʌnˈwɪðərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ
weathering
ˈwɛðərɪŋ
withering
ˈwɪðərɪŋ
wuthering
ˈwʌðərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOOLGATHERING

wool trade
wool-like
wool-lined
wool-sorter´s disease
wool-stapling
woold
woolder
Woolf
woolfell
woolgatherer
woolgrower
woolgrowing
woolhat
woolie
woolies
wooliness
Woollcott
woolled
woollen
woollens

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOOLGATHERING

bring
civil engineering
electrical engineering
empowering
fingering
flattering
flowering
hovering
lettering
lowering
mechanical engineering
ordering
pioneering
power steering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of woolgathering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WOOLGATHERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «woolgathering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of woolgathering

Translation of «woolgathering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOOLGATHERING

Find out the translation of woolgathering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of woolgathering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «woolgathering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

空想
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

woolgathering
570 millions of speakers

English

woolgathering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

woolgathering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرود الذهن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

витаю в облаках
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

woolgathering
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উল সংগ্রহের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

woolgathering
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengumpulan bulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

woolgathering
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

woolgathering
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

woolgathering
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woolgathering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lơ đang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனத்தைக் கற்பனையில் அமிழ்த்துதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वुलगिदरिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yün toplamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

woolgathering
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

woolgathering
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

витаю в хмарах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

woolgathering
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

woolgathering
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woolgathering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

woolgathering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

woolgathering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of woolgathering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOOLGATHERING»

The term «woolgathering» is normally little used and occupies the 112.185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOOLGATHERING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «woolgathering» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «woolgathering» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about woolgathering

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOOLGATHERING»

Discover the use of woolgathering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woolgathering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Woolgathering
In this small, luminous memoir, the National Book Award-winner Patti Smith revisits the most sacred experiences of her early years, with truths so vivid they border on the surreal.
Patti Smith, 2012
2
Woolgathering: poems
The poems in this collection are vintage Kumar poems: evocative, mature, with a fine balance of emotional intensity and irony ranging across themes and places with a truly cross-cultural sensibility.
Shiv Kumar Kumar, 1998
3
Woolgathering: Life in a Little West Texas Town
War, love childhood pranks, community squabbles and truimphs-they happen everwhere. Mary Katherine Earney records the metamorphosis and continuity of a small town during the 20th century.
Mary Katherine Metcalfe Earney, 2000
4
Woolgathering
Each different from the last. There's the halting tale of a regiment left to the mercies of a time and place no one will remember. The story of a detective who never tells the truth and a murder surrounded by lies too elaborate to unravel.
Christina Hambleton, 2012
5
Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Edward Thomas (Illustrated)
ONE day atAbercorran House I heard Aurelius,MrMorgan,and Mr Torrance in the Library,talkingabout woolgathering.'Since Jessie told us about that river in Essex with the Welsh name,' said Mr Morgan, laughing, 'we have travelled from ...
Edward Thomas, 2013
6
Three Marriage Plays
But what a rogue am I of a married man, nay, that have not been married this six hours, and to have my shittle-wits 50 run a-woolgathering already? What would poor Luce say if she should hear of this? I may very well call her 'poor Luce', for I  ...
Thomas Heywood, Paul Merchant, 1996
7
Reflections of a Christian Pilgrim
Woolgathering? Normally, philosophy is something of a 'Johnny come lately' in the sense that it is slower to evaluate current trends, which are often history before their analysis can be completed. It is more to art and music, to literature and ...
Girard J Etzkorn, 2012
8
Skin for Comfort
Woolgathering. Through a black grille rioting gums past a blue flag splashing sky through a dark door through marked glass glance through unsolved riddles unmasked attempts (every sparkler flopped in a puddle) past stars fizzing over the ...
Nora Krouk, 2004
9
Silent in the Sanctuary
“You are woolgathering,” I teased. His expression clouded. “Woolgathering? I am no shepherd.” I laughed, but lightly so as not to hurt his pride. “Woolgathering is a silly expression. It means you are thinking of other matters, like building ...
Deanna Raybourn, 2009
10
The Grotowski Sourcebook
Instead, the mood becomes docile, patient, bemused, friendly. Once inside, the interior quiet continues. One may be seated onstage in a very sharp white light without being made to feel self-conscious. Woolgathering during the performance , ...
RICHARD SCHECHNER, Lisa Wolford Wylam, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOOLGATHERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woolgathering is used in the context of the following news items.
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I love to wander as I'm wandering
Woolgathering has come in for some public flak recently. That disappoints me, because woolgathering is one of my favorite things to do. It is better even than ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 15»
2
Woolgathering Catastrophe in Congo
Trying to tell the stories of the latest human catastrophes in the Democratic Republic of Congo feels like woolgathering. Not the popular definition of a "flight of ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
3
Chicago actress' sock drive helps memorialize friend
The endeavor is called The Woolgathering Project — a way to get socks on the feet of as many of Chicago's homeless as possible. Last winter, during the ... «Chicago Tribune, Oct 14»
4
Chronic lateness: That's just me, says reader
Chronic lateness is a personality characteristic just as much as smiling or shyness or empathy or mothering or woolgathering, to name a few of the more benign. «The Seattle Times, Aug 14»
5
Time to criticize Yasiel Puig again
The word woolgathering means "indulgence in idle daydreaming." The Merriam-Webster online dictionary writes,. "Woolgathering" once literally referred to the ... «ESPN, Aug 14»
6
Jazz-Metal Avant Banjo Nut Brandon Seabrook's 'Sylphid Vitalizers …
On both “Ballad of Newfangled Vicissitudes” and “Mucoidal Woolgathering,” Seabrook slashes and burns with an Americana-flavored hardcore cacophony. «SPIN, Jun 14»
7
The 5 Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Comic-freakin …
The term "woolgathering" is an old English idiom for indulgence in daydreams or absentminded imagining, choreographer Ashley Horn tells us. "It came from ... «Houston Press, May 14»
8
Meet Brandon Seabrook, the Apocalyptic Banjo Slayer Who Would …
Some of the song titles on Sylphid Vitalizers are sick, literally, like "Mucoidal Woolgathering" and "Cabeza Spasms and Aural Championships." What exactly is a ... «Noisey, Apr 14»
9
MSU students' works selected for national electronic music festival
Raph's s work, “Woolgathering,” was a midterm project for Introduction to Digital Music. It uses a variety of sound sources, including digitally processed ... «Montana State University, Mar 14»
10
Bokanmeldelse: Patti Smith: «Sanka ull» (Woolgathering)
I et forord forteller forfatteren at hun med denne samlingen poetiske fragmenter og betraktninger skrev seg ut av en periode med dyp melankoli. «VG Nett, Oct 13»

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