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Woolgathering   Listen
noun
Woolgathering  n.  Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design. "His wits were a woolgathering, as they say."



adjective
Woolgathering  adj.  Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Woolgathering" Quotes from Famous Books



... exactly what to expect; to tell the truth, I didn't half hear about it the other day; I was woolgathering. It was something queer that happened when you were a ...
— Shapes that Haunt the Dusk • Various



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