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overwings

overwings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwing.

Meaning of overwing

Verb

overwing (third-person singular simple present overwings, present participle overwinging, simple past and past participle overwinged)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To outflank.
    • Souldiers therabout , which gather'd to him , were neer upon ten thousand ; and purposing with those not to deferr Battel , had chos'n a place narrow , and not to be overwing'd, on his rear a Wood1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC

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What is overwings the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overwings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overwing.

Words near overwings in the dictionary

  1. overwindings
  2. overwinds
  3. overwing
  4. overwinged
  5. overwinging
  6. overwings
  7. overwinning
  8. overwins
  9. overwinter
  10. overwintered
  11. overwinterer

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