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tilts at windmills

tilts at windmills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tilt at windmills.

Meaning of tilt at windmills

Verb

tilt at windmills (third-person singular simple present tilts at windmills, present participle tilting at windmills, simple past and past participle tilted at windmills)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To attack imaginary enemies.
    Synonyms:
    charge at windmills, fight windmills
  2. (broadly, idiomatic, intransitive) To go on a wild-goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity.
    Synonyms:
    chase a rainbow

Questions about tilts at windmills

What is tilts at windmills the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tilts at windmills is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tilt at windmills.

Words near tilts at windmills in the dictionary

  1. tiltorama
  2. tiltoramas
  3. tiltrotor
  4. tiltrotors
  5. tilts
  6. tilts at windmills
  7. tiltwing
  8. tiltwings
  9. tilty
  10. tiltyard
  11. tiltyards

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