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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. fantasizing
  6. daydream
  7. pensive
  8. absorbed
Noun
  • Parham, a former Methodist married to a woman from a Quaker family, had come to Kansas from Iowa, after touring holiness camps and talking with global missionaries, some of whom told him about seeing recent converts slip into trances and speak in tongues.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Lady Gaga is in a trance from Lucy Dacus covering one of her Mayhem songs.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of trance
Verb
  • The $17 million amusement park was brought to life across 160 acres — all based on an idea Walt Disney had been dreaming of since the early 1930s.
    — Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Jenner posted a video on her Instagram in a strappy, glossy black dress that has the girls dreaming about summertime at the club again.
    — Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of dreaming
Noun
  • The health burden of air pollution unevenly falls on people of color, the study said, noting Hispanics are nearly three times as likely as white people to live in areas with unhealthy air.
    — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In 2019, 73% of graduates were employed, but many ended up in jobs unrelated to their studies.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of study
Adjective
  • This fragrance is designed to evoke memories of a dreamy summer on white beaches with crystal water.
    — Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In Louis Vuitton’s 2025 Resort Campaign Louis Vuitton’s latest women’s campaign featuring Zendaya radiates pure summer energy, channeling a nostalgic ’70s aesthetic set against the dreamy backdrop of the Italian Riviera.
    — Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
Definition of dreamy
Verb
  • After learning her daughter will not return to Chile, however, she is forced to stop fantasizing about others’ lives and find comfort in unexpected places.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
  • For something completely different, some investors have been picking up value stocks rather than fantasizing about the possibilities of Silicon Valley’s dream world.
    — John Navin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of fantasizing
Noun
  • After all, strategy without execution is a daydream, but execution without strategy is a nightmare.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • If your daydreams about jetting off on a European vacation keep getting thwarted by your budget and bank account, all hope isn’t lost.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of daydream
Adjective
  • The track also arrives alongside a pensive, tear-jerking music video.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
  • So even though the tracking of a pensive Rodgers on a beach in Australia and the paparazzi-style documenting of Wilson’s visits to the Browns and Giants gave the impression of high stakes, the reality is it never mattered which veteran quarterback the Giants landed.
    — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of pensive
Adjective
  • The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.
    — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.
    — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of absorbed
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