Imagining

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.

    "1977, Cat Stevens, (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard in Izitso, Dave Kershenbaum & Cat Stevens, Remember the days of the old schoolyard / When we had imaginings and we had / All kinds of things and we laughed / And needed love […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of imagine form-of, gerund, participle, present
  2. 2
    present participle and gerund of imagin form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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apparitionbrainchildbubblechimeraconceitdaydream

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"He blamed her for imagining that she was sick."

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