wing
To injure slightly, especially in the wing or armTo injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
» Ostriches have wings, but they can't fly.
У страусів є крила, але вони не можуть літати.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
ра́нитьránitʹ, подстрели́тьpodstrelítʹ
(intransitive)To fly.
(intransitive)To travel swiftly.
travel through the air; be airborne
(transitive)To add a wing (extra part) to.
(transitive)To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partially winging the meeting.
improvisieren
(transitive)To throw.
(transitive)To furnish with wings.
(transitive)To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
(transitive)To traverse by flying.
Examples
414 sentencesOstriches have wings, but they can't fly.
У страусів є крила, але вони не можуть літати. — deniko
Is it true that cockroaches don't have wings?
Чи це правда, що таргани не мають крил? — deniko
ruЭто правда, что у тараканов нет крыльев? — Selena777
Birds flap their wings to fly.
Птахи машуть крилами, щоб літати. — Ahha
ruЧтобы лететь, птицы машут крыльями. — Selena777
Birds have wings.
Птахи мають крила. — deniko
ruУ птиц есть крылья. — Balamax
deVögel haben Flügel. — Espi
You'll just have to wing it.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing ofFrom 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.
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Forms
wings, winging, winged, wingedSynonyms
40 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle