- present participle of wing.
winging
Example Sentences
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She said the couple were "winging" the last days of their stay in north Wales in their camper van.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mr. Awoke’s material is rich and his writing is stately, but as a storyteller he seems to be winging it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them. In fact, it's not just winging it," he told reporters after meeting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
Starting in late winter, they begin winging their way back to the Pacific Northwest to breed and establish territories and raise their young over the spring and summer months.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
There were the echoes of nostalgia I heard in the crying strings of wild geese winging south against a bleak, autumn sky.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
