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trying one's wings

trying one's wings is the present participle and gerund of try one's wings.

Meaning of try one's wings

Verb

try one's wings (third-person singular simple present tries one's wings, present participle trying one's wings, simple past and past participle tried one's wings)

  1. Synonym of spread one's wings.
    • We're all in our twenties; we've all been trying our wings and making mistakes. Now we find that we're all heading in the same direction.2004, Peter Mommsen, Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnold, page 7

Questions about trying one's wings

What is trying one's wings the present participle and gerund of?
Trying one's wings is the present participle and gerund of try one's wings.

Words near trying one's wings in the dictionary

  1. trying it out on the dog
  2. trying on
  3. trying on for size
  4. trying one's hand
  5. trying one's luck
  6. trying one's wings
  7. trying out
  8. trying someone's patience
  9. trying titles
  10. tryingly
  11. tryingness

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