Wing v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winged p. pr. & vb. n. Winging.]
1. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity.
Who heaves old ocean, and whowings the storms. --Pope.
Living, to wing with mirth the weary hours. --Longfellow.
2. To supply with wings or sidepieces.
The main battle, whose puissance on either side
Shall be well winged with our chiefest horse. --Shak.
3. To transport by flight; to cause to fly.
I, an old turtle,
Will wing me to some withered bough. --Shak.
4. To move through in flight; to fly through.
There's not an arrow wings the sky
But fancy turns its point to him. --Moore.
5. To cut off the wings of or to wound in the wing; to disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird; also, [fig.] to wound the arm of a person.
To wing a flight, to exert the power of flying; to fly.
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