Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waking dream

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: wak-ing -dream
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dream or dreamlike situation while one is awake or in the drowsy period before sleep.

Example Sentences

"I'll be the mirror where you are a queen / Your fellow magician of the waking dream / Hung with a hammer and a glass of wine / I'll be your woman and you can be mine"

Inflected Forms

waking dreams (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mirage hypnagogia daymare

Questions

What does waking dream mean?: A dream or dreamlike situation while one is awake or in the drowsy period before sleep.

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