Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take underwing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: take un-der-wing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take under one's wing.

Example Sentences

"I had the pleasure at one dance of being taken underwing by a woman of about sixty who whirled me about in the traditional dances."

Inflected Forms

takes underwing (present, singular) taking underwing (participle, present) took underwing (past) taken underwing (participle, past)

Questions

What does take underwing mean?: To take under one's wing.

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