winged

adjective

ˈwiŋd 

also (except for sense 1a(2))

ˈwiŋ-əd 

1

a(1)

: having wings

winged seeds

(2)

: having wings of a specified kind

—used in combination

strong-winged

b

: using wings in flight

2

a

: soaring with or as if with wings : elevated

b

: swift, rapid

Examples of winged in a Sentence

birds and other winged creatures

Recent Examples on the Web

Harper dressed as Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Gideon wore the winged helmet of Hermes, the messenger god. —Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

The drawings show an arch similar to France’s Arc de Triomphe with columns, eagles, wreaths, and a gilded, winged figure. —Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025

House of Monstrous Women starts slow, as befitting a good gothic novel, but once things accelerate, the book embarks on an exhilarating charge to the finish via all manner of hauntings, insects, and monstrous winged things. —Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025

By the map was a larger model of the new arch, featuring a golden winged angel and two white eagles. —James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Phrases Containing winged

• blue-winged teal
• green-winged teal
• net-winged
• red-winged blackbird
• two-winged fly
• winged bean
• winged elm

Rhymes for winged

• ringed
• stringed
• tinged