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Noun

The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.

A state of dreaming while awake

(of a person) The state of being detached or reserved

Adjective

Not paying attention to something

Failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations

Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love

Verb

Present participle for to be lost in thought

Present participle for to imagine things only possible in fantasy

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The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.

building castles in the air

lack of concentration

thinking of other things

chimera^US

figment of the imagination

castle in the air

in a zone

conceiving

figment of imagination

chimaera^UK

judgment^US

judgement^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

period of deliberation

period of contemplation

spell of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

out-of-body experience

realizing^US

inquiry^US

realising^UK

realization^US

realisation^UK

enquiry^UK

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“Such strange alleys do my thoughts run along when I am woolgathering in the field.”

Noun

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A state of dreaming while awake

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

lack of concentration

spectre^UK

specter^US

building castles in the air

figment of the imagination

state of confusion

state of shock

state of unconsciousness

fond hope

in a zone

figment of imagination

state of unreality

state of stupefaction

state of bewilderment

state of befuddlement

state of disorientation

state of puzzlement

state of mystification

short-lived phenomenon

creation of the brain

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Noun

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(of a person) The state of being detached or reserved

honour^UK

honor^US

candor^US

candour^UK

lack of discrimination

lack of bigotry

piece

parity

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Adjective

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Not paying attention to something

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off-guard

off in a world of one's own

in a world of your own

fantasizing^US

fantasising^UK

with a mind like a sieve

with a memory like a sieve

having a memory like a sieve

like an absent-minded professor

with your head in the clouds

mesmerized^US

not knowing if one is coming or going

shook up

with Alzheimer's disease

driven to distraction

mesmerised^UK

eat sleep and breathe

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

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Adjective

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Failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations

careless of one's duty

failing to show proper care and attention

failing to take proper care

laboured^UK

labored^US

having a memory like a sieve

like an absent-minded professor

jumping to conclusions

off the top of your head

leading with one's chin

pay no mind

sticking one's neck out

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

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Adjective

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Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love

Verb

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Present participle for to be lost in thought

building castles in air

having your head in the clouds

indulging in wool-gathering

letting one's thoughts wander

beating one's brains out about

wrestling with

thinking out

putting on thinking cap

analyzing^US

cudgeling your brains

analysing^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to imagine things only possible in fantasy

fantasising^UK

fantasizing^US

visualising^UK

visualizing^US

living in a dream world

seeing visions

tripping out

building castles in the air

indulging in wool-gathering

building castles in air

building castles in Spain

giving free rein to the imagination

having your head in the clouds

idealizing^US

idealising^UK

conjuring up pictures

setting one's heart on

sighing

setting your sights on

viewing through rose-tinted glasses

looking at through rose-colored glasses

letting your imagination run away with you

stretching the truth

thinking romantically

seeing in your mind's eye

creating in your mind

forming a mental picture of

dreaming about

bringing to mind

conjuring up an image of

thinking up

conjuring up a picture of

conjuring up a mental picture of

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