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wing

Definition

  • noun: a part of an animal's body that is used for flying or gliding
  • noun: one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly
  • verb: to travel to a place by flying there
  • verb: to fit with 'wings'
  • often plural

Examples

  • The issue has been 'lurking/waiting in the wings' [=it has been waiting to be dealt with] for several years.

  • He's known as a comic actor, but he's 'spreading his wings' and trying a serious role in his new movie.

  • His nomination is supported by the party's 'left wing' but opposed by the right wing.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,We're looking for a big old fashioned one.\NProbably rusty like the handle. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,There! l see it!\NThe one with the broken wing. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,What's wrong, Harry? (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Neville! Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Oh, dear, it's a broken wrist.\NPoor boy. Come on now, up you get. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Everyone's to keep their feet firmly on the ground\Nwhile l take Mr Longbottom to the hospital wing. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone