wing

Pronunciation

• enPR: wĭng, IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ/
• SAMPA: /wIN/

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Noun

Singular wing

Plural wings

Wing of a bird

Wing of a plane

1. A wing is the long flat part of a bird, insect or other flying thing. It is used to fly.

   This bird can fly very high very quickly because the bird uses strong wings with many feathers.

   He looked out the window of the plane and saw the sun shining on the wing.

2. A wing is part of a building, usually not the main part.
3. A wing is part of a political group.

Related words

• right wing
• left wing

Verb

Plain form wing

Third-person singular wings

Past tense winged

Past participle winged

Present participle winging

1. To fly with wings.
2. (informal) If you wing it you do not have a plan—you are making up what you do while you do it.

Related words

• flight
• fly