reverie

noun

ˈre-və-rē How to pronounce reverie (audio)
variants also revery
Definition of reverienext
as in trance
the state of being lost in thought I was lost in reverie and didn't realize my flight was boarding until it was almost too late

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Recent Examples of reverie The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie. — Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026 Thomas begins to confuse his young mentee and interviewer with his own son, mixing fragments of family wounds and recriminations into his reverie, as if he’s forgotten that he’s being interviewed. — Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026 By showing kids in moments of reverie, Price aims to preserve and protect forms of childhood that are routinely eroded in hyper-violent and over-policed environments. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Here, though, lovely poetic imagery is scrambled with old and alternate timelines, sending the reverie in unanticipated and often comic directions. — Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reverie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverie
  1. trance
  2. daydreaming
Noun
  • Plus, all of the songs put you in a nearly hypnotic trance that forces you to count in your head or tap your foot along to the beats.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where UFC ring girl Chrissy Blair put America in a trance to celebrate the big 2-5-0.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of trance
Noun
  • Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Definition of daydreaming

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