fantasying
SayFAN-tuh-see-ing/ˈfæ̃ɾ̃əsiɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of fantasy. Rare; fantasizing is the usual form.
Fantasying about a quieter life, she barely noticed the meeting had ended.
He wasted the evening fantasying instead of working on his deadline.
Note
Behind this form is a verb that is also a noun, and the y stays put before -ing, as in carrying. It can take a direct object (fantasying a different future) or, in a more literary register, an about phrase that means the same as fantasizing. An older use, now obsolete, meant simply liking something: to be fantasying a thing was to have a fancy for it.
fantasying is a form of fantasy
fantasy, verb: To conceive something mentally; to imagine it or form it in the mind. Full entry
- Spelling
- fantasy → fantasying: add -ing
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