'Fancying' definitions:

Definition of 'Fancying'

From: GCIDE
  • Fancy \Fan"cy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fancied, p. pr. & vb. n. Fancying.]
  • 1. To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something without proof. [1913 Webster]
  • If our search has reached no farther than simile and metaphor, we rather fancy than know. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To love. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]