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earnt one's wings

earnt 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 earnt one's wings

What is earnt one's wings the simple past and past participle of?
Earnt one's wings is the simple past and past participle of earn one's wings.

Words near earnt one's wings in the dictionary

  1. earnt one's corn
  2. earnt one's crust
  3. earnt one's keep
  4. earnt one's spurs
  5. earnt one's stripes
  6. earnt one's wings
  7. earnt out
  8. earnut
  9. earnuts
  10. EAROM
  11. EAROMs

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