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
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
As a member of the Grizzlies, Houston wing Dillon Brooks unleashed a flagrant foul that broke Gary Payton II’s elbow during Golden State’s championship run in 2022.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 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’s so many things where the Bravo audience is honestly taking me under their wing so much.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
As a member of the Grizzlies, Houston wing Dillon Brooks unleashed a flagrant foul that broke Gary Payton II’s elbow during Golden State’s championship run in 2022.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 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 11 May. 2025.
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