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shooting for the moon

shooting for the moon is the present participle and gerund of shoot for the moon.

Meaning of shoot for the moon

Verb

shoot for the moon (third-person singular simple present shoots for the moon, present participle shooting for the moon, simple past and past participle shot for the moon)

  1. Synonym of reach for the stars.

Questions about shooting for the moon

What is shooting for the moon the present participle and gerund of?
Shooting for the moon is the present participle and gerund of shoot for the moon.

Words near shooting for the moon in the dictionary

  1. shooting circle
  2. shooting circles
  3. shooting daggers
  4. shooting down
  5. shooting first and asking questions later
  6. shooting for the moon
  7. shooting from the hip
  8. shooting from the lip
  9. shooting galleries
  10. shooting gallery
  11. shooting glasses

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