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Meaning of Woolgathering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية شرود الذهن
Deutsch Tagträumen Tagträumerei
Suomi haaveilu uneksinta unelmointi

Examples

“[while fishing] Alone with my tin of bait and my wool-gatherings, I was in a world of my own, localized and satisfying as such world always are.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Woolgoolga woolgrass woolgrass bulrush woolgrower woolgrowing woolhall

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