fledging

Verb

fledge (third-person singular simple present fledges, present participle fledging, simple past and past participle fledged)

1. (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
2. (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
3. (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
4. (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.

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