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throwing spaghetti at the wall

throwing spaghetti at the wall is the present participle of throw spaghetti at the wall.

Meaning of throw spaghetti at the wall

Verb

throw spaghetti at the wall (third-person singular simple present throws spaghetti at the wall, present participle throwing spaghetti at the wall, simple past threw spaghetti at the wall, past participle thrown spaghetti at the wall)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To make a large amount of attempts or guesses, with the hope that one of them will be successful.

Questions about throwing spaghetti at the wall

What is throwing spaghetti at the wall the present participle of?
Throwing spaghetti at the wall is the present participle of throw spaghetti at the wall.

Words near throwing spaghetti at the wall in the dictionary

  1. throwing someone a bone
  2. throwing someone a curveball
  3. throwing something in someone's face
  4. throwing something in someone's teeth
  5. throwing spaghetti against the wall
  6. throwing spaghetti at the wall
  7. throwing star
  8. throwing stars
  9. throwing stick
  10. throwing sticks
  11. throwing stone

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