woolgather

Questions about woolgather

What does woolgather mean?

woolgather means "have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy".

How many syllables are in woolgather?

woolgather has 3 syllables: wool-ga-ther. The stress falls on "wool".

What is another word for woolgather?

Close synonyms include dream, daydream, stargaze. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is woolgather a common word?

woolgather is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.