Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take wing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
take wing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.

verb

To depart.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does take wing mean?
Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.

How to pronounce take wing

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