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chasing rainbows

chasing rainbows is the present participle and gerund of chase rainbows.

Meaning of chase rainbows

Verb

chase rainbows (third-person singular simple present chases rainbows, present participle chasing rainbows, simple past and past participle chased rainbows)

  1. (idiomatic) To pursue unrealistic or fanciful goals.
    • "I'm sorry to spoil your daydreams and stop you chasing rainbows, and all that, but aren't you forgetting that the shop belongs to me?"1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 16, in Indiscretions of Archie

Questions about chasing rainbows

What is chasing rainbows the present participle and gerund of?
Chasing rainbows is the present participle and gerund of chase rainbows.

Words near chasing rainbows in the dictionary

  1. chasing down
  2. chasing moonbeams
  3. chasing off
  4. chasing one's tail
  5. chasing pennies with dollars
  6. chasing rainbows
  7. chasing shadows
  8. chasing skirt
  9. chasing tail
  10. chasing the dragon
  11. chasing up

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