fancying

But he also found himself fancying her, and finding this connection to her.

Ten novels on, he can afford to poke fun at the young man he was, fancying himself as a writer.

It was unfortunate, but I can't tell why you go and make yourself ill, by fancying it worse than it is.

Ruth put out the candles, and sat patiently by him for a long time, fancying he would awaken refreshed.

I was fancying myself in the examining magistrate's private room, face to face with that rogue.

Fancying that Jones had intruded on an office which she considered her own, I asked whether I could have anything else?

It would have been like a cat and mouse if you can imagine the mouse throwing his chest out and fancying himself all the time.