as in imagining
to form a mental picture of
I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific
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as in daydreaming
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as in sleeping
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as in rapid eye movement
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Recent Examples of dreaming
Stacey Colino, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Just the name inspires dreams of a plush mattress that will cocoon your body into a state of restful slumber and easy dreaming.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The videos pop up instantly—before my brain has had time to picture the prompts using my own imagination, as if the act of dreaming has been rendered obsolete, inefficient.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s 14 years of dreaming, dissolving, romanticizing, escaping, and sometimes deceiving ourselves.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
This mosaic can lead to experiences such as hypnagogia, lucid dreaming and sleep disorders.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The Tigers are 5-0 and dreaming of the program’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, this function in older dogs has weakened and is less effective, resulting in more noticeable dreaming.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
All of this left many of them dreaming of being a stay-at-home wife supported and protected by a rich and masculine man.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The film follows Caiden (Smith), a hapless fitness enthusiast who moves to Los Angeles dreaming of becoming a trainer, only to be diverted by Randy (Krumholtz), an opportunistic Hollywood Boulevard grifter who exploits his likeness to the world’s most famous superhero.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Donnie Wahlberg reprises the role of Danny Reagan in Blue Bloods offshoot Boston Blue and the star is dreaming of a crossover movie.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Lopez, 56, stars in Kiss of the Spider Woman as movie-within-a-movie star Ingrid Luna opposite Tonatiuh and Diego Luna as Argentine political prisoners dreaming of her singing and dancing in Technicolor.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Fates still hang firmly in the balance in Africa, Asia and the North America, Central America, Caribbean trident, with several nations dreaming of a first appearance at the sport’s biggest tournament.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The bio-believers aren’t just dreaming anymore.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The making of a Marine White didn't grow up dreaming of military service.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This notion supports the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, which proposes that dream content often reflects aspects of a person’s waking life.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Just the name inspires dreams of a plush mattress that will cocoon your body into a state of restful slumber and easy dreaming.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
The videos pop up instantly—before my brain has had time to picture the prompts using my own imagination, as if the act of dreaming has been rendered obsolete, inefficient.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s 14 years of dreaming, dissolving, romanticizing, escaping, and sometimes deceiving ourselves.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
This mosaic can lead to experiences such as hypnagogia, lucid dreaming and sleep disorders.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
The Tigers are 5-0 and dreaming of the program’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, this function in older dogs has weakened and is less effective, resulting in more noticeable dreaming.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
That means Southerners dreaming of a vacation at sea no longer need to tack on a trip to Florida or New Orleans to set sail.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
All of this left many of them dreaming of being a stay-at-home wife supported and protected by a rich and masculine man.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The film follows Caiden (Smith), a hapless fitness enthusiast who moves to Los Angeles dreaming of becoming a trainer, only to be diverted by Randy (Krumholtz), an opportunistic Hollywood Boulevard grifter who exploits his likeness to the world’s most famous superhero.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Donnie Wahlberg reprises the role of Danny Reagan in Blue Bloods offshoot Boston Blue and the star is dreaming of a crossover movie.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Lopez, 56, stars in Kiss of the Spider Woman as movie-within-a-movie star Ingrid Luna opposite Tonatiuh and Diego Luna as Argentine political prisoners dreaming of her singing and dancing in Technicolor.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Fates still hang firmly in the balance in Africa, Asia and the North America, Central America, Caribbean trident, with several nations dreaming of a first appearance at the sport’s biggest tournament.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The bio-believers aren’t just dreaming anymore.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The making of a Marine White didn't grow up dreaming of military service.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaming
Verb
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Green’s photographs capture not just the heaviness of choice, but the joy of imagining different lives.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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And imagining a world without our complexities and maladies was spirit expanding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Deep sleep and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) are especially crucial for memory, emotional regulation, and recovery.—
DeAnna Taylor,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Research shows that alcohol can delay, shorten, and prevent rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the phase associated with improved creativity, well-being, and longevity.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And some of these AI companies are projecting the idea even further, envisioning a future where AI agents use their coding abilities spin up bespoke software on the fly to handle many of the tasks that now require enterprise software, like, um, Salesforce.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Still others were envisioning future scenarios where a president illegally seizes power in a coup.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If one villa on Ibiza sounds dreamy, try two.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stops include such dreamy destinations as Cozumel, Bimini, Grand Cayman, and Montego Bay, and Carnival's own ports of call Half Moon Cay and Celebration Key.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Noun
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On occasion, some of them doze on the benches and winding path along the Riverwalk, in violation of a statewide ban on camping and sleeping in public places.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In his eight wins, all eight have come inside the distance, with only two fights seeing a second round.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Looking forward to seeing Becks on our plane ride home.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Dreaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaming. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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