winged

past tense of wing
as in flew
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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“Winged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winged. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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