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winged adjective [ wɪŋd ]

• having wings for flight.
• "the earliest winged insects"
• having one or more lateral parts, appendages, or projections.
• "her winged spectacles"

wing verb

• travel on wings or by aircraft; fly.
• "George satisfied his keen urge to fly by winging homewards with the Royal Air Force"
Similar: fly, glide, soar, take wing,
• shoot (a bird) in the wing, so as to prevent flight without causing death.
• "one bird was winged for every bird killed"
• speak or act without preparation; improvise.
• "a little preparation puts you ahead of the job-seekers who try to wing it"
Similar: improvise, play it by ear, extemporize, ad lib, busk it,
Origin: Middle English (originally in the plural): from Old Norse vængir, plural of vængr .


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