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spreading one's wings

spreading one's wings is the present participle and gerund of spread one's wings.

Meaning of spread one's wings

Verb

spread one's wings (third-person singular simple present spreads one's wings, present participle spreading one's wings, simple past and past participle spread one's wings)

  1. (idiomatic) To experiment in life; to find out what one is capable of; to try new things or activities.
    • By this time, largely inspired by The Railway Magazine, I had begun to spread my wings, and had started on a long career of railway exploration.1957 July, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459

Questions about spreading one's wings

What is spreading one's wings the present participle and gerund of?
Spreading one's wings is the present participle and gerund of spread one's wings.

Words near spreading one's wings in the dictionary

  1. spreading gooseberry
  2. spreading it on thick
  3. spreading like wildfire
  4. spreading one's legs
  5. spreading one's net wide
  6. spreading one's wings
  7. spreading oneself thin
  8. spreading oneself too thin
  9. spreading out
  10. spreading the bed
  11. spreading the word

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