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spreads one's wings

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

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Spreads one's wings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spread one's wings.

Words near spreads one's wings in the dictionary

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

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