winged
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.having wings, like a bird or an insect.
adj.possessing wings or wing-like appendages for flight or decoration.
Simple“The statue of the winged victory stood at the top of the stairs.”
In context“Biologists identified several new species of winged insects during their expedition to the remote rainforest canopy.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
adj.moving very fast or soaring high in the air.
adj.moving with great speed or soaring as if supported by wings.
Simple“The winged messenger arrived with the news before the sun set.”
In context“The poet described the winged hours of youth, lamenting how quickly the best years of life seem to pass.”
- 03 C1 Advanced
v.to have hit someone or something in the wing or the arm, causing a minor injury.
v.past tense of 'wing', meaning to wound in the wing or the arm without causing fatal injury.
Simple“The hunter only winged the bird, and it managed to flutter away.”
In context“The soldier was winged by a stray bullet during the skirmish, but the wound was superficial and required only basic first aid.”
From Middle English winged, wenged (“having wings”), past participle of wingen, from the noun winge, wenge.
See wing (verb).
See winge (verb).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.