winglike
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of winglike
Example Sentences
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The statuesque Ms. Chapa wears a silvery unitard that bares her shoulders and arms to allow for winglike moments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
Foiling refers to the use of watercraft with hydrofoils, winglike appendages that protrude from the bottoms of boats and boards.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021
DART, a car-sized box with two winglike solar panels, will soon be heading toward a binary asteroid system.
From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2021
Frank Whipple, 93, whose whimsical paintings of nuns wearing the winglike headdresses of the Daughters of Charity found favor with a host of Hollywood celebrities, died on Wednesday, June 8, in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2016
Her hands flutter winglike, all of us hypnotized as she pulls notes forth from us as if spinning lace-weight yam.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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