Sorry, I was woolgathering.
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Woolgathering
Synonyms for "woolgathering" (79 found)
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Closest matches (16)
absence of mindabsentabsent-mindedabsentmindedabsentmindednessabsorbedabsorptionabstractedabstractednessabstractionbemusedbemusementbrown studycastle buildingcastle-building
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (24)
daydreamdaydreamerdaydreamingdaydreamydead to the worlddepth of thoughtdreamdreamingdreamydrowsingecstaticelsewhereengrossedengrossmentfantasyfantasyingfarawayfit of abstraction
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (39)
half-awakehazein a reveriein the cloudslostlost in thoughtmeditativemooningmoonrakingmusemusefulmusefulnessmusingmuted ecstasynappingnoddingobliviouspensivepipe dreampipe-dreaming
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preoccupationpreoccupiedraptreveriesomewhere elsestargazingstudytaken uptrancetransportedunconsciouswalter mittywrapped in thought
Adjective(2 words)
moonyswedish dagdröm
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11 entriesabsentminded woolgatheringabsentmindednessdaydreamingidle hoursidle woolgatheringidlenessmental wanderingreveriewoolgathering habitwoolgathering mindwoolgathering reverie
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[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.
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