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winging

verb

present participle of wing

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 Is Rubin winging a lot of this interview or picking poignant verses and keeping the subject talking at all costs, amping him up like a hype man? — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 The color was also gently smudged below her lower lashes, winging ever so faintly upward at the outer corner. — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 July 2026 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. — 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 But to wear a pair of aviator sunglasses as an actual aviator, winging over Long Island Sound with g-force-inducing turns while focusing on the horizon ahead, is an unforgettable adventure that any traveler who loves to fly will surely want to try. — Daniel Jameson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Sep. 2016

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Almost all of the birds on Palmyra Atoll rely on the ocean, flying out to sea daily to feed on fish or squid, bringing some back for their young.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Six Flags Great Adventure via Facebook While riding Nitro, riders can see the Philadelphia skyline for a glimpse before flying down a 215-foot drop.

— Nikki DeMentri, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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At the event, Musk and his team showcased a white sports car that raced up a curved ramp, then clung to it upside down and vaulted off it, flipping in mid-air and hovering slowly before landing on the ground.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
The price of Brent crude, the international standard for oil, was hovering around $105 on Wednesday, up from $98 on the last day of September.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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