Word
imagining
Phoneticsimag·in·ing
US/ˌɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/
UK/ɪmˈædʒɪnɪŋ/
Definitions
01forming a mental image
v. the action of creating a picture or idea in your mind.
v. the present participle of 'imagine', describing the process of forming a mental concept or image of something not present.
“I was imagining what it would be like to live on a tropical island.”
“The architect spent hours imagining how the natural light would interact with the glass surfaces of the new atrium throughout the day.”
Usage
often used in continuous tenses to describe an ongoing mental process.
02thoughts or fantasies
n. the thoughts, worries, or fantasies that someone has in their mind.
n. a mental image or a product of the imagination; often used in the plural to describe internal thoughts or suspicions.
“She tried to ignore her dark imaginings about what might go wrong.”
“The poet's private imaginings were eventually published, revealing a complex inner world that few of his contemporaries had suspected.”
Literary
Usage
frequently appears in the plural form 'imaginings'.
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