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clipped someone's wings

clipped someone's wings is the simple past and past participle of clip someone's wings.

Meaning of clip someone's wings

Verb

clip someone's wings (third-person singular simple present clips someone's wings, present participle clipping someone's wings, simple past and past participle clipped someone's wings)

  1. (idiomatic) To restrict someone's freedom.

Questions about clipped someone's wings

What is clipped someone's wings the simple past and past participle of?
Clipped someone's wings is the simple past and past participle of clip someone's wings.

Words near clipped someone's wings in the dictionary

  1. clippable
  2. Clippard
  3. Clippards
  4. clipped
  5. clipped it
  6. clipped someone's wings
  7. clipped the church
  8. clipped the wings of
  9. clipper
  10. Clipper chip
  11. Clipper chips

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