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earned one's wings

earned one's wings is the simple past and past participle of earn one's wings.

Meaning of earn one's wings

Verb

earn one's wings (third-person singular simple present earns one's wings, present participle earning one's wings, simple past and past participle earned one's wings or earnt one's wings)

  1. To prove one's worth or merit.
    Synonyms:
    earn one's stripes, get one's wings

Questions about earned one's wings

What is earned one's wings the simple past and past participle of?
Earned one's wings is the simple past and past participle of earn one's wings.

Words near earned one's wings in the dictionary

  1. earned one's corn
  2. earned one's crust
  3. earned one's keep
  4. earned one's spurs
  5. earned one's stripes
  6. earned one's wings
  7. earned out
  8. earned run
  9. earned run average
  10. earned run averages
  11. earned runs

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