To dream away

To dream away
Dream Dream, v. t. To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause. [1913 Webster]

Your old men shall dream dreams. --Acts ii. 17. [1913 Webster]

At length in sleep their bodies they compose, And dreamt the future fight. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

And still they dream that they shall still succeed. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

{To dream away} {To dream out}, {To dream through}, etc., to pass in revery or inaction; to spend in idle vagaries; as, to dream away an hour; to dream through life. `` Why does Antony dream out his hours?'' --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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