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beating the wing

beating the wing is the present participle and gerund 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 beating the wing the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the wing is the present participle and gerund of beat the wing.

Words near beating the wing in the dictionary

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

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