noun
- indulgence in aimless thought or dreamy imagination; absent-minded daydreaming
Examples
- Stop your woolgathering and pay attention to the lesson.
- She was lost in woolgathering during the boring meeting.
- His woolgathering prevented him from hearing the important announcement.
- The teacher caught him in a moment of woolgathering.
- Too much woolgathering can make you miss important details.
- Her tendency toward woolgathering made her seem distracted.