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beats the wing

beats the wing is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 beats the wing the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats the wing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat the wing.

Words near beats the wing in the dictionary

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

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