What part of speech is dreaming?

Dreaming can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dreaming is a verb, gerund of dream (infinitive).
  • 2. dreaming is a noun, singular of dreamings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does dreaming mean?

Definitions

Verb

dream - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
dream - experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"

Noun

dreaming - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
dreaming - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"

Examples of dreaming

#   Sentence  
1. verb I felt as if I were dreaming.
2. verb Ann must be dreaming a happy dream.
3. verb I felt as happy as if I were still dreaming.
4. verb I feel as if I were dreaming.
5. verb A lot of people buy lotteries dreaming of wealth at one stroke.
6. verb He is dreaming of becoming an astronaut.
7. verb Once, Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, but when he woke up, he wasn't sure whether he was Zhuangzi who had dreamed being a butterfly or if he was a butterfly now dreaming he was Zhuangzi.
8. verb In my dream I dreamt that I was dreaming.
9. verb I wondered if I could be dreaming.
10. verb You think you're awake, but you may, in fact, be dreaming.
11. verb He is too busy dreaming dreams to plan what he will do in his old age.
12. verb Once, Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, but when he woke up, he wasn't sure whether he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt being a butterfly or if he was a butterfly now dreaming he was Zhuangzi.
13. verb You're the one I've been dreaming of.
14. verb Dreaming of lightning is a bad omen.
15. verb Dreaming of honey is a lot different than dreaming of bees.
16. noun He lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality.
17. noun I had a dream about you last night.
18. noun He went about his work as if in a dream.
19. noun This dessert is a dream.
20. noun I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
21. noun And there is nothing we can do about it really, people who are suggesting that we go out and fight them are living in dream land.
22. noun I have a dream.
23. noun Your dream will come true some day.
24. noun It won't be long before your dream comes true.
25. noun The day is sure to come when your dream will come true.
26. noun The day will surely come when your dream will come true.
27. noun The time will come when your dream will come true.
28. noun Never did I dream of meeting you here.
29. noun In the near future, space travel will no longer be just a dream.
30. noun I hope my dream will come true.
Sentence  
verb
I felt as if I were dreaming.
Ann must be dreaming a happy dream.
I felt as happy as if I were still dreaming.
I feel as if I were dreaming.
A lot of people buy lotteries dreaming of wealth at one stroke.
He is dreaming of becoming an astronaut.
Once, Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, but when he woke up, he wasn't sure whether he was Zhuangzi who had dreamed being a butterfly or if he was a butterfly now dreaming he was Zhuangzi.
In my dream I dreamt that I was dreaming.
I wondered if I could be dreaming.
You think you're awake, but you may, in fact, be dreaming.
He is too busy dreaming dreams to plan what he will do in his old age.
Once, Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, but when he woke up, he wasn't sure whether he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt being a butterfly or if he was a butterfly now dreaming he was Zhuangzi.
You're the one I've been dreaming of.
Dreaming of lightning is a bad omen.
Dreaming of honey is a lot different than dreaming of bees.
noun
He lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality.
I had a dream about you last night.
He went about his work as if in a dream.
This dessert is a dream.
I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.
And there is nothing we can do about it really, people who are suggesting that we go out and fight them are living in dream land.
I have a dream.
Your dream will come true some day.
It won't be long before your dream comes true.
The day is sure to come when your dream will come true.
The day will surely come when your dream will come true.
The time will come when your dream will come true.
Never did I dream of meeting you here.
In the near future, space travel will no longer be just a dream.
I hope my dream will come true.

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