Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; to perform with little or no preparation.

    I don't know their system, but I think I can wing it.

    I didn't study for today's test, so I'll have to wing it.

Examples

17 sentences

  1. You'll just have to wing it.

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  2. I'll have to wing it.

    ruМне придётся импровизировать. — odexed

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  3. Just try to wing it.

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  4. Let's just wing it.

    Давай просто зімпровізуємо. — deniko

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  5. The ostrich has wings, but it cannot fly.

    У страусів є крила, але вони не можуть літати. — deniko

    ruУ страуса есть крылья, но он не может летать. — Arkadeko

    deDer Strauß hat Flügel, kann aber nicht fliegen. — jakov

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

wings it, winging it, winged it, winged it
Base formwing it · to wing it
3rd person singularwings it
Present participlewinging it
Past simplewinged it
Past participlewinged it

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywing it
he, she, itwings it

Past simpleLesson

all personswinged it

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave winged it
he, she, ithas winged it

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wing it

Synonyms

4 synonyms
fly by the seat of one's pantsimprovisemake it up as one goes alongplay by ear

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhalf-ass

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
winemakerwinerywingB1wingerwingspanwinkB2
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