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flying with leaden wings

flying with leaden wings is the present participle and gerund of fly with leaden wings.

Meaning of fly with leaden wings

Verb

fly with leaden wings (third-person singular simple present flies with leaden wings, present participle flying with leaden wings, simple past flew with leaden wings, past participle flown with leaden wings)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) To pass slowly.

Questions about flying with leaden wings

What is flying with leaden wings the present participle and gerund of?
Flying with leaden wings is the present participle and gerund of fly with leaden wings.

Words near flying with leaden wings in the dictionary

  1. flying wedge
  2. flying wedges
  3. flying white
  4. flying wing
  5. flying wings
  6. flying with leaden wings
  7. flying without a licence
  8. flyingfish
  9. flyingfishes
  10. flyingly
  11. flyings

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