Synonyms of wing

wing 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈwiŋ 

as in faction

a group of people acting together within a larger group

the conservative wing of the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faction
• side
• party
• team
• coalition
• sect
• bloc
• body
• movement
• block
• set
• split
• crew
• denomination
• gang
• splinter
• caucus
• pack
• persuasion
• schism
• scission

wing

2 of 4

verb (1)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fly
• plane
• hover
• glide
• sail
• float
• drift
• soar
• dart
• flutter
• aviate
• coast
• helicopter
• sweep
• jet
• rocket
• waft
• hang
• flit
• orbit
• catapult
• cruise
• dive
• stoop

wings

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noun (2)

plural of wing

as in factions

a group of people acting together within a larger group

the conservative wing of the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factions
• sides
• parties
• teams
• coalitions
• sects
• blocs
• bodies
• blocks
• sets
• movements
• splinters
• denominations
• crews
• splits
• gangs
• packs
• caucuses
• persuasions
• scissions
• schisms

wings

4 of 4

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of wing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flies
• planes
• hovers
• glides
• sails
• floats
• soars
• darts
• flutters
• drifts
• aviates
• wafts
• sweeps
• flits
• jets
• orbits
• coasts
• hangs
• rockets
• catapults
• cruises
• helicopters
• stoops
• dives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wing

Noun

Just a little short For Rutgers wing Ace Bailey — long projected as a top-four pick — the most important part of the week happened Tuesday. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

The photos, taken between May 9 and 13, show the pheasant in the same forest clearing, sometimes standing still and sometimes spreading its wings. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 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

Phrases Containing wing

• left wing