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singeing one's wings

singeing one's wings is the present participle and gerund of singe one's wings.

Meaning of singe one's wings

Verb

singe one's wings (third-person singular simple present singes one's wings, present participle singeing one's wings, simple past and past participle singed one's wings)

  1. (idiomatic) To sustain harm, loss or ruin by doing some risky or perilous deed.

Questions about singeing one's wings

What is singeing one's wings the present participle and gerund of?
Singeing one's wings is the present participle and gerund of singe one's wings.

Words near singeing one's wings in the dictionary

  1. singed
  2. singed cat
  3. singed cats
  4. singed one's wings
  5. singeing
  6. singeing one's wings
  7. singeingly
  8. singeings
  9. singeli
  10. Singen
  11. singer

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