wing
noun
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
was winging
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past progressiveof wing.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I didn't really have time to learn the role properly and I didn't want to take a script on stage so I was winging it," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2022
But her choreographed precision only highlighted how much her husband was winging it.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
Powell said she was winging it in a crisis.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
Goff passed for 3,508 yards and 18 touchdowns, with 10 interceptions, as a freshman and admitted, "I was winging it a little bit while I learned."
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2015
The courthouse pigeon flock was winging into sight.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
