conceiting

verb

present participle of conceit, chiefly dialect
as in imagining
to form a mental picture of after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceiting
  1. imagining
  2. seeing
  3. envisioning
  4. picturing
  5. dreaming
Verb
  • Maybe that difficulty in imagining the sport’s death, like imagining the end of capitalism, comes from living in the present.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The movement was organized around imagining how stillness could operate according to human rights policies.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagining
Verb
  • Machchhar said his daughter had come to visit him in hospital but got scared seeing him in his condition.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There are few things more destabilizing than seeing an ex in the wild.
    — Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • The professor, who is based at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, first presented plans for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 1988, envisioning a vast network of sensors in Antarctic ice that could capture neutrinos.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the long term, the startup is envisioning a global network of O-factories that would bring manufacturing closer to the major markets of fashion brands.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisioning
Verb
  • Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Two years ago, the royal spoke at the same gathering, against a backdrop of cell phone lock screens picturing children whose mental health had been affected by social media.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of picturing
Verb
  • Is an Indian dreaming about the same thing as a guy from Brazil or Nigeria or someone in Southeast Asia?
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Connington has spent years dreaming about a field where England’s best players have performed.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreaming
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