- present participle of fancy.
fancying
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It “has much to do with real estate scions fancying themselves purveyors of a new Renaissance, but the buildings themselves are less inspired by Renaissance principles than vague stabs at worldliness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Just two days earlier, I’d been on the slopes in Vermont fancying myself a paragon of wellness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
But the narrator—technologically astute and, by proxy, fancying herself a savvy reader of people—discerns the clandestine love story.
From Slate ● May 27, 2024
Stories explored include pigeon fancying in Sheffield, homelessness in York and rhubarb growing in Kirkstall.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
ALBUS: Apart from the Polly Chapman fancying you bits.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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