Definitions for on the wing
on the wing

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1. in flight, on the wingadverb

   flying through the air

   "we saw the ducks in flight"

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1. on the wingadverb

   While flying.

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1. on the wing

   "On the wing" is a phrase that is often used to describe someone or something in motion or in transit. It can refer to birds when they are flying, but can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who is constantly on the move or travelling. In some contexts, it can also refer to a position on the sides in team sports.

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1. on the wingadjective

   On a wing

   We could see the parts on the wing of the aircraft open for landing

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on September 27, 2023  

How to pronounce on the wing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say on the wing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of on the wing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of on the wing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of on the wing in a Sentence

1. Michael Oakeshott:

   Thoughts of different species take wing and play round one another, responding to each other’s movements and provoking one another to fresh exertions. Nobody asks where they have come from or on what authority they are present; nobody cares what will become of them when they have played their part.

2. The Times piece:

   Sure, the Clinton campaign wants to placate the base. But if Clinton’s recent positions are pandering, this is pandering with a purpose, and without an obvious cost. She’s saying everything she can to make the left happy — without backing herself into a left-wing corner. Where’s the downside in chiding Republicans on voting rights?

3. Kate Andersen Brower:

   Pat Nixon was completely in the bunker during Watergate, which dragged on for two years. She stopped reading the newspapers at the height of the barrage and blamed others, in this case Republicans, for trying to bring her husband down, at one point the West Wing staff cut off her newspapers in an effort to shield her from the headlines. But she knew exactly what was going on and she defended her husband until the end.

4. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere:

   The WWT acts openly and aggressively against our state and our society, against migrants and people who think differently, it spreads a xenophobic and inhuman ideology, it brings right wing extremist incitement onto the street and is not scared of committing violence.

5. Dianne Lake:

   Dennis really took Charlie under his wing, charlie was teaching Dennis how to play the guitar and I think he admired Charlie. He was proud to show him off to his friends. They had a good time together.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=on the wing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/On_the_Wing
3. ^ ChatGPT
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