pipe-dreaming

A form of pipe-dream — To have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work; to dream of a near impossibility.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pipe-dream
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APA

pipe-dreaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe-dreaming

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“pipe-dreaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe-dreaming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipe-dreaming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe-dreaming.

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