Standard Lemma guide

dreaming

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ/
  • [ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ]
  • sometimes: [ˈd͡ʒɹiː.mɪŋ]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːmɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: D R IY1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The time of the shaping of the physical and spiritual world by the ancestors; the events or beliefs connected to these times.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Australian Aboriginal mythology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of dream

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I had a dream about you last night

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dream

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery

Narrower terms: nightmare, wet dream

5

noun

Meaning 5

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dream

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imagination, imaginativeness, vision

Narrower terms: reverie, revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spain, woolgathering

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: ensoñación — Translations
  • Spanish: ensoñamiento — Translations
Real reading context

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