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beaten the wing

beaten the wing is the past participle of beat the wing.

Meaning of beat the wing

Verb

beat the wing (third-person singular simple present beats the wing, present participle beating the wing, simple past beat the wing, past participle beaten the wing or (colloquial) beat the wing)

  1. (dated) To flutter or flap; to move with fluttering agitation, or to rush.
    • Thrice have I beat the wing, and rid with night / About the world.1674, John Dryden, State of Innocence

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What is beaten the wing the past participle of?
Beaten the wing is the past participle of beat the wing.

Words near beaten the wing in the dictionary

  1. beaten the poop out of
  2. beaten the shit out of
  3. beaten the stuffing out of
  4. beaten the system
  5. beaten the tar out of
  6. beaten the wing
  7. beaten time
  8. beaten to
  9. beaten to a pulp
  10. beaten track
  11. beaten up

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