# fancying

Pronunciation: say "FAN-see-ing" /ˈfæn.si.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of fancy. — present participle and gerund of fancy
   - Simple: The -ing form of fancy. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _He went about fancying himself the smartest person in the room._
   - _She kept fancying that the old house was watching her every move._

## Noun

2. Something fancied or imagined, existing in the mind rather than in fact.
   - Simple: Something you picture in your mind that is not real.

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