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blue-skying

blue-skying is the present participle and gerund of blue-sky.

Meaning of blue-sky

Verb

blue-sky (third-person singular simple present blue-skies, present participle blue-skying, simple past and past participle blue-skied)

  1. (transitive) To engage in blue-sky thinking about.
    • We looked at everything, blue-skied it. We have a different organization than the Air Force, you know. They push it all to the base level with some central direction from the top and some direction from the major command. Ours essentially is technical direction, financial management from the top […]1978, Hearings, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations. Nonappropriated Fund Panel
    Synonyms:
    brainstorm

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Questions about blue-skying

What is blue-skying the present participle and gerund of?
Blue-skying is the present participle and gerund of blue-sky.

Words near blue-skying in the dictionary

  1. blue-skies
  2. blue-sky
  3. blue-sky law
  4. blue-sky laws
  5. blue-sky thinking
  6. blue-skying
  7. blue-spotted
  8. blue-stocking
  9. blue-stockings
  10. blue-throated goldentail
  11. blue-throated goldentails

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