wing
noun
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
is winging
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present progressiveof wing (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When ask when he’s supposed to move, Johnson said he is winging it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
Watching her play and deploy her vast arsenal of weapons can be intoxicating, but there is also the sense that she is winging it, relying on instinct rather than a deep tactical understanding.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
University of Michigan management expert Erik Gordon told the Times the “flip-flop” strategy from Tesla “makes it seem like Musk is winging it and the board is letting him wing it.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2019
Yet if it's terrifying to feel like the only fraud in your field or organisation, it's equally terrifying to confront the truth that everyone is winging it.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2016
Falcon is winging high, But the fortress gates are higher; And Angela is watching there Aureoled in sunshine, Belted with the moonbeams, And flowering with the stars.
From An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics by Various
