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woolgather

/ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/

woolgather verb: to daydream.

Verb

woolgather (third-person singular simple present woolgathers, present participle woolgathering, simple past and past participle woolgathered)

  1. To daydream.
    • I had bad times after that—crying at night and woolgathering by day. For two terms I slackened and had bad reports.1911, H.G. Wells, The Door in the Wall

Forms of woolgather

third-person singular presentwoolgathers
present participlewoolgathering
past participlewoolgathered
pastwoolgathered
alternative formgather wool
alternative formwool-gather

Origin of woolgather

Back-formation from woolgathering.

Words formed from woolgather

Questions about woolgather

What does woolgather mean?
Woolgather means to daydream.
What part of speech is woolgather?
Woolgather is a verb.
How do you pronounce woolgather?
Woolgather is pronounced /ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/.
What is the past tense of woolgather?
The past tense of woolgather is woolgathered.

Words near woolgather in the dictionary

  1. Woolfolk
  2. Woolfolks
  3. Woolford
  4. Woolfrey
  5. Woolgarlo
  6. woolgather
  7. woolgathered
  8. woolgatherer
  9. woolgatherers
  10. woolgathering
  11. woolgatherings

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