Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wild goose chase

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: wild -goose chase
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of wild-goose chase.

Example Sentences

"But if she's who you're looking for she still ain't here. She's nearly gone two months. Just a minute I'll look here and see if I can find a forwarding address. Nope. Don't see a forwarding address. Sorry you come on a wild goose chase."

Inflected Forms

wild goose chases (plural)

Questions

What does wild goose chase mean?: Alternative form of wild-goose chase.

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