Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chase a rainbow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
chase a rain-bow
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.

Inflected Forms

chases a rainbow (present, singular) chasing a rainbow (participle, present) chased a rainbow (participle, past) chased a rainbow (past) chasing a rainbow (alternative) chasing rainbows (alternative)

Phrases

snark hunt the cake is a lie wild-goose chase

Frequently Paired Words

snark hunt the cake is a lie wild-goose chase reach for the stars reach for the sky reach for the moon shoot for the moon aim for the sky

Synonyms

tilt at windmills fight a losing battle ask for the moon

Questions

What does chase a rainbow mean?
To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.

How to pronounce chase a rainbow

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