wing
noun
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
were 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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She said the couple were "winging" the last days of their stay in north Wales in their camper van.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
It sounds like you were winging it, basically.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2020
In fact, Dana admits, they were winging it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2020
It was October 2008, and thousands of griffon vultures — along with other vulnerable raptors — were winging towards the Strait of Gibraltar and beyond to Africa.
From Nature ● Jun. 20, 2012
The gray ones were winging their way southward.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
