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clipped the wings of

clipped the wings of is the simple past and past participle of clip the wings of.

Meaning of clip the wings of

Verb

clip the wings of (third-person singular simple present clips the wings of, present participle clipping the wings of, simple past and past participle clipped the wings of)

  1. To trim the flight feathers of a bird, usually poultry, to prevent flight.
  2. (figuratively) To prevent from acting freely.
    • "[...] Clipping the wings of London is not the answer if you want other cities and regions to soar."2021 December 1, Paul Stephen, “Network News: TfL funding crisis: Mayor fears cuts to Tube services”, in RAIL, page 29, comment by Mayor Sadiq Khan

Questions about clipped the wings of

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

Words near clipped the wings of in the dictionary

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

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