Meaning & use
revery
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A state of dreamy, absent-minded absorption in one's thoughts; a daydream.
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She drifted into a revery, staring out the train window at passing fields.
His revery was interrupted by the sudden ringing of the phone.
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An older or variant spelling of reverie, now less common but still found in classic literature and dictionaries.
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