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Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
wingnouneither of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
Example Sentences
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I think just about every parent on the earth, they ain't going to tell you, but they are winging it.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2022
As someone on my Facebook page responded: “All adults are winging it.”
From Time ● Dec. 29, 2014
Because fewer ducks are winging South each season, the Foundation has been inclined to discount the importance of overshooting, modern firearms, lax game law enforcement as causes of duck decline.
From Time Magazine Archive
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See how the mightiest gods, and best beloved, Towards our town are winging!
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Chang-sut-yen—The love butterflies are winging in the happy recesses of my heart.
From Six One-Act Plays by Oliver, Margaret Scott