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thoughtcast

thoughtcast noun: a telepathic message or transmission.

Noun

thoughtcast (plural thoughtcasts)

  1. A telepathic message or transmission.
    • Rath scowled. Her mental voice was faint, as though something were interfering with her thoughtcast.2003, Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, Pursuit, page 44

Verb

thoughtcast (third-person singular simple present thoughtcasts, present participle thoughtcasting, simple past and past participle thoughtcast)

  1. (transitive) To project thoughts telepathically.
    • We've been at this for a long time, huh ? Kenneth thoughtcasts it to Renning, knowing full well that he can grab every word.1995, Edward E. Kramer, Dark Destiny: Proprietors of Fate, page 381
    • The sharp-edged lines of her Tamara de Lempicka-inspired philm fractured the light around him as her lips moved in prayer, silently reciting the words she was thoughtcasting to the Church's datician.2006, Mark Budz, Idolon, page 26

Examples of thoughtcast in a sentence

  • Shire blinked in surprise and then thoughtcast a question to Luthien, Is she serious?2010, Travis Anderson, Outbound Ventures: Revolutions, page 80:
  • He kept it up for hours, thoughtcasting on a single tight-beam wavelength without any distraction.2013, Andrew Harman, Fahrenheit 666:

Forms of thoughtcast

Noun
pluralthoughtcasts
alternative formthought cast
Verb
third-person singular presentthoughtcasts
present participlethoughtcasting
past participlethoughtcast
pastthoughtcast

Origin of thoughtcast

From thought + cast.

Words formed from thoughtcast

Questions about thoughtcast

What does thoughtcast mean?
Thoughtcast means a telepathic message or transmission.
How do you use thoughtcast in a sentence?
Shire blinked in surprise and then thoughtcast a question to Luthien, Is she serious?
What part of speech is thoughtcast?
Thoughtcast can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of thoughtcast?
The plural of thoughtcast is thoughtcasts.

Words near thoughtcast in the dictionary

  1. thought-reader
  2. thought-terminating cliché
  3. thought-terminating clichés
  4. thought-world
  5. thought-worlds
  6. thoughtcast
  7. thoughtcaster
  8. thoughtcasters
  9. thoughtcasting
  10. thoughtcasts
  11. thoughtcrime

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