as in to fly
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter
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as in flies
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter
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Recent Examples of wing
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 May 2025
Starting guard Jrue Holiday (hamstring) and reserve wing Sam Hauser (ankle) each have missed three games this postseason.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, a Russian Orlan drone winged 80 miles behind the front line in eastern Ukraine and took up station over the Cherkas’ke, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
There were some obstacles that delayed her getting her job, which has made earning her wings mean so much more to her now.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 May 2025
Starting guard Jrue Holiday (hamstring) and reserve wing Sam Hauser (ankle) each have missed three games this postseason.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Verb
Aries winged his way back to the local marketplace and reunited the kids with their greatly relieved mother.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
On Saturday, a Russian Orlan drone winged 80 miles behind the front line in eastern Ukraine and took up station over the Cherkas’ke, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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