as in flying
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter
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Recent Examples of winging
Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
In 2014, the Spurs won the championship by winging the ball from player to player, keeping it always a few inches ahead of the Miami Heat’s quick, aggressive defense.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
The most common misalignments are scapular winging, in which the shoulder blades stick out from your back like wings, and forward tilting, where the shoulders round forward.
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Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
King commanding the stage with inventive conflagrations, fleet unison fingerwork by Collier and Philion, Rogers-Kaufman offering solos both cerebral and thrilling, and Damien winging through long features with the agility of a sparrow.
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Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Starting in the 1800s as a series of trails winging through forests and connecting the logging and fishing communities, the modern world brought roads with it for horses and wagons, the automobile, school buses, and you.
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Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
In 2014, the Spurs won the championship by winging the ball from player to player, keeping it always a few inches ahead of the Miami Heat’s quick, aggressive defense.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
The most common misalignments are scapular winging, in which the shoulder blades stick out from your back like wings, and forward tilting, where the shoulders round forward.
—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
King commanding the stage with inventive conflagrations, fleet unison fingerwork by Collier and Philion, Rogers-Kaufman offering solos both cerebral and thrilling, and Damien winging through long features with the agility of a sparrow.
—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Starting in the 1800s as a series of trails winging through forests and connecting the logging and fishing communities, the modern world brought roads with it for horses and wagons, the automobile, school buses, and you.
—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winging
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Taylor loves her Easter eggs, and there are rumors flying that Madison Square Garden is simply a bold ploy to redirect fans’ (and the media’s) attention away from where her true nuptials will be.
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So, at this point, the town of Calistoga doesn't seem willing to take a chance that flying cars will be showing up any time soon.
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When both extend simultaneously – as the real bird does during hovering – the lift increase is greater than the sum of the two movements separately, but their pitching effects cancel each other out.
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Markets have responded to the absence of immediate escalation, with WTI hovering around $70/bbl, but the strategic conditions that generated the crisis persist.
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“Winging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winging. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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