Woolgather — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈʊlɡæðɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈʊlɡaðə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈʊlɡaðə/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈʊlɡæðɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

daydream stargaze dream

Word Forms

dream	noun	imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
dreamer	noun	someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
dreaming	noun	imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
daydream	noun	absentminded dreaming while awake
daydreamer	noun	someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
daydreaming	noun	absentminded dreaming while awake
woolgatherer	noun	someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
woolgathering	noun	an idle indulgence in fantasy
stargazer	noun	someone indifferent to the busy world

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wollsammler

einen Tagtraum haben; gönnen Sie sich eine Fantasie

🇫🇷French

collecte de laine

rêver; se livrer à un fantasme

🇪🇸Spanish

lana

tener un sueño; entregarse a una fantasía

🇮🇹Italian

lanaraccogliere

fare un sogno ad occhi aperti; indulgere in una fantasia

🇳🇱Dutch

wol verzamelen

een dagdroom hebben; ga op in een fantasie

🇵🇹Portuguese

colete de lã

sonhe acordado; entregue-se a uma fantasia

🇷🇺Russian

собиратель шерсти

мечтать; предаться фантазии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऊन इकट्ठा करना

एक दिवास्वप्न देखो; एक कल्पना में लिप्त

🇧🇩Bengali

পশম সংগ্রহ

একটি দিবাস্বপ্ন আছে; একটি ফ্যান্টাসিতে লিপ্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

கம்பளி சேகரிப்பான்

பகல் கனவு காணுங்கள்; ஒரு கற்பனையில் ஈடுபடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వూల్గేటర్

పగటి కలలు కనండి; ఒక ఫాంటసీలో మునిగిపోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

लोकर गोळा करणे

दिवास्वप्न पहा; कल्पनेत गुंतणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૂલ એકત્ર

એક દિવાસ્વપ્ન છે; કાલ્પનિકમાં વ્યસ્ત રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಣ್ಣೆ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸುವವನು

ಹಗಲುಗನಸು ಕಾಣು; ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਨ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਦਿਨ ਦਾ ਸੁਪਨਾ ਹੈ; ਇੱਕ ਕਲਪਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

اون جمع کرنا

ایک دن میں خواب دیکھنا؛ ایک فنتاسی میں ملوث

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羊毛收集

做白日梦；沉迷于幻想

🇯🇵Japanese

ウールギャザー

白昼夢を見る。幻想に耽る

🇰🇷Korean

양털 수집

백일몽을 꾸세요. 환상에 빠지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thợ len

có một giấc mơ; chìm đắm trong ảo tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

ขนรวบรวม

ฝันกลางวัน; ดื่มด่ำไปกับจินตนาการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengumpul wol

melamun; menikmati fantasi

🇵🇭Filipino

nagtitipon ng lana

magkaroon ng isang panaginip; magpakasawa sa isang pantasya

🇲🇾Malay

pengumpul bulu

mempunyai mimpi di siang hari; layan fantasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.wowlgather

لديك حلم اليقظة. تنغمس في الخيال

🇮🇷Persian

پشم جمع کن

یک رویا داشته باشید؛ افراط در یک فانتزی

🇹🇷Turkish

yün toplamak

bir hayal kur; bir fantaziye kapılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

צמר צמר

לחלום בהקיץ; להתמכר לפנטזיה

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The primary meaning of 'woolgather' is 'have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy'.

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