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reverierev‧e‧rie /ˈrevəri/ noun [countable, uncountable]  reverieOrigin: 1600-1700 French rêverie, from Old French rever ‘to wander, dream’ - Auntie interrupted my reveries.
- Sometimes he would drift off into reverie, and gaze out of the window for hours.
- The doorbell rang, shaking me from my reverie.
- As the train slid slowly into Asansol station, Brother Mariadas, suddenly wide awake, shook me out of my reverie.
- He lay near sleep, falling into reverie, the powerful world of Oswald-hero, guns flashing in the dark.
- If painful reveries of any kind had once overwhelmed him, they did so no longer.
- In those early days of the war, the Continental Palace Hotel was still locked in a colonial reverie.
- She was startled out of her reverie by a ring on the door-bell.
- Valence also smiled, though his was a pensive smile, a smile of reverie.
- Wiping his mind clean of all extraneous thoughts, he concentrated on his reveries.
- With a contented sigh, he lost himself in a colourful reverie of big business deals and boardroom power games.
when you are sleeping► dream the thoughts, images, and feelings that go through your mind while you are asleep: · I had a strange dream last night -- you and I were in some sort of forest. ► nightmare a very unpleasant and frightening dream: · She still has terrible nightmares about the accident. ► daydream a series of pleasant thoughts that go through your mind when you are awake, so that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Neil was in a daydream, and didn’t hear the teacher call his name. ► reverie formal a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, that is like dreaming: · The doorbell rang, shaking her from her reverie. a dream► dream a series of events that you seem to experience while you are asleep: · I never remember my dreams when I wake up.· When she woke, she found that it was all a dream.dream about: · None of my dreams are about work.have a dream: · I had a strange dream last night -- you and I were in some sort of tropical forest.bad dream (=an unpleasant or frightening dream): · The events of the past few days seemed like a bad dream.recurring dream (=a dream that you keep having): · When I was younger, I had recurring dreams in which I was constantly pursued by soldiers. ► nightmare a very unpleasant and frightening dream: · He woke from a nightmare, trembling with fear.have a nightmare: · Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it. ► daydream a series of pleasant thoughts that you experience when you are awake, so that you do not notice what is happening around you: · Ingrid was brought out of her daydream by a shout from her mother.in a daydream: · Neil seemed lost in a daydream, and didn't hear what I said. ► reverie a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, that is like dreaming: · The doorbell rang, shaking me from my reverie.· Sometimes he would drift off into reverie, and gaze out of the window for hours. VERB► interrupt· Lyddy interrupted her reverie with the cream silk dress laid across her arms like an offering. a state of imagining or thinking about pleasant things, that is like dreaming → daydream: She was startled out of her reverie by a loud crash. |