wing
noun
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
have winged
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present perfectof wing.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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All competitors now have winged keels for stability, as well as sophisticated onboard data processors.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was uncovered with great cleverness, and indeed Hay-uta could have "winged" him had he chosen to do so.
From Footprints in the Forest by Edward Sylvester Ellis
But all love and all genius have winged their flight from those slight and unmeasurable movements, have flickered on the margins of lovely eyelids quick with thought.
From The Colour of Life; and other essays on things seen and heard by Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell
The missiles hit nobody, although one was facetiously alleged to have winged a locust.
From The Siege of Kimberley by T. Phelan
Many are very light, and have winged appendages, pappus, or down, which enable them to be carried enormous distances.
From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Alfred Russel Wallace
