fantasizing
fantasizing is the present participle and gerund of fantasize.
Meaning of fantasize
Verb
fantasize (third-person singular simple present fantasizes, present participle fantasizing, simple past and past participle fantasized)
- To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
- I fantasized about my ideal date.
- To portray in the mind, using fantasy.
- Not that Mom and I didn't have our "shared experiences" — it's just that I'd like to forget most of them. I'd rather fantasize us together in that little cafe.1984 August 11, Janice Irvine, “Secrets of Fear, Shame, and Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 5, page 9
Noun
fantasizing (plural fantasizings)
- The act of one who fantasizes.
- The notion of schools gave free rein to lubricious fantasizings. The orthodox newspaper Samacharchandrika warned that male teachers — however old or pious — would surely be a danger.2002, Supriya Chaudhuri, Sajni Mukherji, Literature and Gender: Essays for Jasodhara Bagchi, page 169
Forms of fantasizing
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fantasising |
| Noun | |
| plural | fantasizings |
Questions about fantasizing
- What does fantasizing mean?
- Fantasizing means the act of one who fantasizes.
- What is fantasizing the present participle and gerund of?
- Fantasizing is the present participle and gerund of fantasize.
- What part of speech is fantasizing?
- Fantasizing is a noun.
- What is the plural of fantasizing?
- The plural of fantasizing is fantasizings.
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