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chasing shadows

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

Meaning of chase shadows

Verb

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

  1. To pursue something that is impossible to attain.

Questions about chasing shadows

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

Words near chasing shadows in the dictionary

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

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