winging

present participle of wing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of winging The most common misalignments are scapular winging, in which the shoulder blades stick out from your back like wings, and forward tilting, where the shoulders round forward. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 King commanding the stage with inventive conflagrations, fleet unison fingerwork by Collier and Philion, Rogers-Kaufman offering solos both cerebral and thrilling, and Damien winging through long features with the agility of a sparrow. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 Starting in the 1800s as a series of trails winging through forests and connecting the logging and fishing communities, the modern world brought roads with it for horses and wagons, the automobile, school buses, and you. Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winging
Verb
  • And, before long, beer was flying and Blue Jays were pouring onto the field to celebrate the win.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Great gray owls hunt blind, flying low, listening to the faintest rustling of a mouse beneath snow.
    Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These sausage bites are the appetizer that will keep crowds hovering around the buffet table.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Disney+ churn rates had been steady at around 3-4 percent per month consistently this year, with churn rates at Hulu hovering at 4-5 percent per month.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Winging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winging. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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