beat the wing en · VERB
Meanings
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(dated) To flutter or flap; to move with fluttering agitation, or to rush.
Thrice have I beat the wing, and rid with night / About the world.
1674, John Dryden, State of Innocence:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beats the wing | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| beat the wing | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | colloquial | lexicographic |
| beat the wing | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| beaten the wing | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beating the wing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |