noun
wing
wihng
noun
1
One of the limbs a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.
"The eagle spread its wings and glided over the valley."
"The plane's wing was damaged by hail during the flight."
2
A section or faction of a building, organization, or political party.
"The hospital opened a new wing for cancer treatment."
"She belongs to the more progressive wing of the party."
verb
1
To improvise something without preparation, as in "wing it".
"I didn't have time to prepare, so I just winged the presentation."
How to Use Wing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe flying limb of a bird or plane, a branch/section of something, or (informally) to improvise.
Common pairings
wing it
east wing
political wing
spread its wings
Word Forms
winged past tense, wung past tense, wings singular
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Etymology
From Old Norse vængr, related to wind through an ancient root meaning "to blow" — a wing being, at root, something that catches the air.