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singes one's wings

singes one's wings is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 singes one's wings

What is singes one's wings the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Singes one's wings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of singe one's wings.

Words near singes one's wings in the dictionary

  1. singerie
  2. singerlike
  3. singerly
  4. singers
  5. singes
  6. singes one's wings
  7. singest
  8. singest small
  9. singeth
  10. singeth small
  11. singgang

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