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
Although they lack the true wings of birds and bats, these frogs use extensive webbing between their toes as a winglike surface to slow their descent.
From Scientific American • Jun. 13, 2022
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
Weather-beaten, some think while passing him on a windy day, watching the way he lists with his arms out at his sides, winglike, the tail of his shirt fluttering behind him as he walks.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 24, 2017
Just before dark, they began skimming across the water, their short, winglike fins taking them on flights of twenty or thirty feet, sometimes more.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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