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woolgathering

/ˈwʊlˌɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈwʊlˌɡæðɚɪŋ/

Translations

woolgatheringnoun

woolgatherings

rêverieAu sens de pensée vagabonde, de rêve éveillé.

His woolgathering made him miss the key idea.

Sa rêverie l’a fait manquer l’idée clé.

Additional translations

rêvasserieMoins courant; registre familier pour un vagabondage de l’esprit.

Synonyms

idle thoughts

woolgatheringadjective

more woolgathering

Comp.

most woolgathering

Super.

/ˈwʊlˌɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/

/ˈwʊlˌɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/

rêveurAu sens d’absent ou absorbé dans ses pensées; s’accorde en genre et en nombre.

She had a woolgathering expression during the lecture.

Elle avait un air rêveur pendant le cours.

Additional translations

distraitQuand l’idée d’absent-mindedness prime sur le caractère rêveur.

woolgatherverb

woolgathering

Gerund

woolgathered

Past Simple

woolgathered

Past Participle

woolgathering

Gerund

/ˈwʊlˌɡæð.ə/

/ˈwʊlˌɡæðɚ/

rêvasserFamilier ; s’emploie pour parler d’une rêverie distraite, d’un esprit qui vagabonde.

She often woolgathers during meetings, lost in her own thoughts.

Elle rêvasse souvent pendant les réunions, perdue dans ses pensées.

Additional translations

ramasser de la laineRare ; emploi concret, pour recueillir des touffes de laine accrochées à des buissons ou à des clôtures.

Synonyms

Definitions

woolgatheringnoun

The act of indulging in aimless thought or daydreaming.

During the meeting, his woolgathering led him to miss important points in the discussion.

woolgatheringadjective

Given to idle daydreaming; dreamy or absent-minded.

She grew woolgathering and inattentive whenever lectures turned dull.

woolgatherverb

To engage in aimless thought or daydreaming.

She often woolgathers during meetings, lost in her own thoughts.

To collect stray tufts of wool caught on bushes or fences, especially by hand.

The shepherd's children spent the afternoon woolgathering along the hedgerows.