winged

1. 1
   adjective

   Having wings, like a bird, a bat, or an insect.

   The maple's winged seeds spun down through the air.

   Bats are the only truly winged mammals.

   Oppositewingless, unwinged, apterous

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2. 2
   SayWINGD/wɪŋd/

   verb

   Past tense and past participle of wing. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

   The hunter winged the duck, but it still flew off.

   Geese winged south as winter came.

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3. 3
   adjectivein compounds

   Having wings of a particular kind, set by the describing word in front.

   The bat is leather-winged, not feathered like a bird.

   These moths are broadly winged, with large, flat wings.

   Oppositewingless, unwinged, apterous

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4. 4
   adjectivein compounds

   Having a certain number of wings, set by the number word in front.

   True flies are two-winged, with just a single pair.

   Beetles look four-winged, though one pair forms hard covers.

   Oppositewingless, unwinged, apterous

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5. 5
   adjective

   Moving lightly and quickly through the air, as if flying.

   Like a kite that lifts easily into the sky.

   The dancer's winged leaps made her seem to float across the stage.

   His winged spirit seemed to lift above every worry.

   Similarsoaring, flying, airborne

   Oppositeearthbound, leaden

6. 6
   adjective

   Moving very fast, almost like flying.

   Like an arrow that flies straight to its mark.

   The winged courier delivered the message in record time.

   With winged speed, the deer vanished into the woods.

   Similarswift, rapid, fleet, speedy, fast

   Oppositeslow, sluggish, plodding

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7. 7
   WINJD/wɪnd͡ʒd/

   verbslangAustraliaNew ZealandUK

   Simple past and past participle of winge. British and Australian slang for complained, usually spelled whinged.

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