Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woolgather

/ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wool-gath-er
IPA: /ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Example Sentences

"I had bad times after that—crying at night and woolgathering by day. For two terms I slackened and had bad reports."

Etymology

Back-formation from woolgathering.

Inflected Forms

woolgathers (present, singular) woolgathering (participle, present) woolgathered (participle, past) woolgathered (past) gather wool (alternative) wool-gather (alternative)

Derived Forms

woolgatherer

Synonyms

dream daydream stargaze

Questions

How do you pronounce woolgather?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/.
What does woolgather mean?: To daydream.
Where does woolgather come from?: Back-formation from woolgathering.

How to pronounce woolgather

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