woolgathering Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an idle indulgence in fantasy
  2. verb have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
    woolgather; stargaze; dream; daydream.
  3. adjective satellite dreamy in mood or nature
    dreamy; moony.
    • a woolgathering moment

WordNet


Wool"gath`er*ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.
Wool"gath`er*ing noun
Definitions
  1. Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design.
    His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. Burton.

Webster 1913