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- DictionaryWinged/wiNGd/
adjective
- 1. having wings for flight: "the earliest winged insects"
- 2. having one or more lateral parts, appendages, or projections: "those eyeglasses with the winged frames were very popular"
1. a (1) : having wings. winged seeds. (2) : having wings of a specified kind used in combination. strong-winged. b. : using wings in flight. 2. a. : soaring with or as if with wings : elevated. b. : swift, rapid. Examples of winged in a Sentence. birds and other winged creatures.
having a winglike part or parts: a winged bone; a winged seed. abounding with wings or winged creatures. moving or reaching swiftly on or as if on wings: winged words. rapid or swift. elevated or lofty: winged sentiments. disabled in the wing, as a bird.
having the stated type of wings: a high-winged plane. with wings: The winged adult mosquitoes emerge from the pupae. Cupid is usually depicted as a winged boy with a bow and arrow. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters. air taxi.
Definition of winged. past tense of wing. as in flew. to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. flew. hovered. glided. sailed. floated. soared. planed. darted. fluttered. drifted. aviated. hanged. swept. wafted. flitted.
(in adjectives) having the number or type of wings mentioned. a long-winged bird. See winged in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: winged. Definition of winged adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of winged. adjective. having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind. “the winged feet of Mercury”. synonyms: alar, alary, aliform, wing-shaped. having or resembling wings. alate, alated. (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions.
1. having wings or a winglike part or parts: the winged ants; a winged seed. 2. having a certain kind of wing (used in combination): the white-winged dove. 3. moving on or as if on wings: winged words. 4. rapid; swift. 5. elevated or lofty: winged sentiments. [1350–1400]
