wing
//wɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- wings
- present (v1)
- wing
- past (v2)
- winged
- past participle (v3)
- winged
- present participle
- winging
- 3rd person singular
- wings
Definitions
1.An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
2.A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
3.Human arm.(slang)
4.Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.
1.To travel swiftly.
2.To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
3.To add a wing (extra part) to.
4.To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partially winging the meeting.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2007
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to wind.