verb
- experiencing sensory perceptions that seem real but are created by the mind, typically due to illness, drugs, or mental disorder
Usage: present participle of hallucinate
Examples
- The patient was hallucinating and claimed to see people who weren’t there.
- After three days without sleep, he started hallucinating strange sounds.
- The fever left her hallucinating colorful patterns on the walls.
- Side effects of the medication may include hallucinating.
- She was hallucinating due to the high altitude and lack of oxygen.
- The doctor asked if he had been hallucinating recently.