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noun

Definition of daydreamingnext
as in trance
the state of being lost in thought if you're bored while traveling, daydreaming is a perfectly normal state to be in, regardless of what the road signs say

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daydreaming

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adjective

as in dreaming

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daydreaming

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verb

present participle of daydream
as in fantasizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydreaming
  1. trance
  2. dreaming
  3. study
  4. dreamy
  5. daydream
  6. pensive
  7. absorbed
  8. imagining
Noun
  • And her superpower was kind of like emotional - trances and stuff like that.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The track falls somewhere between hard techno and trance, elevating heart rates with its driving beat and sharp percussion.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of trance
Verb
  • Which means neither of us were dreaming of living in the suburbs, but ironically our life is now very classic suburbia, living in a house just south of Aarhus, Denmark’s second biggest city.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Ultimately, the synergy between Hilton’s signature hospitality and Rochon’s savant-like design graces — the dichotomy of a California dreaming state of mind with unabashed refinement — is a match made in hotel heaven for all guests to relish.
    Tiffany Leigh, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of dreaming
Noun
  • Those moves were then reversed by the Trump administration but later reinstated by the Biden administration, which also released an accompanying U.S. Forest Service study that said hard-rock mining within the Rainy River Watershed could pose an environmental threat to the BWCAW.
    Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Rabinovich, a distinguished Israeli historian of the modern Middle… The War for Lebanon, 1970-1983 This is partly a history of Lebanon's breakdown and civil war, partly a study of why and how Israel went to war in 1982.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of study
Adjective
  • Here's what to do and where to say on a dreamy trip to Mexico.
    Zachary Rabinor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Complete the gift with a couple of Pura’s dreamy scent cartridges (hello, lemon verbena).
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dreamy
Noun
  • The scene feels more like fantasy than reality, perhaps a daydream or hallucination conjured from one of Lois’s alcoholic hazes.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Wine & Travel France is an armchair traveler’s delight, inspiring daydreams as well as vacation plans.
    Laura Manske, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of daydream
Adjective
  • David's more reserved, pensive demeanor is no match for Benji's charm and charisma — much of which is masking his struggles with his mental health.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • As the title suggests, this is a show of reflection in every sense of the word, pensive but ultimately optimistic.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of pensive
Adjective
  • Because of this, absorbed sunlight isn’t reradiated in every direction equally but in some directions more than others.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Chemical sunscreen, also called absorbed sunscreen, works by absorbing the UV rays, converting them to heat and releasing them from the body.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 7 July 2024
Definition of absorbed
Verb
  • Re-imagining the Wheel Due to their size and the presence of whorls, the pebbles were likely used as an early version of a spinning wheel to gather up fibers like wool or flax and transform it into yarn.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Odds are, your hunter is imagining deboning hindquarters and wrapping steaks themselves.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of imagining
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