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All on the wing synonyms

on the wing
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adjective on the wing

  • fluttering — Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
  • zooming — Present participle of zoom.
  • winging — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • hovering — Present participle of hover.
  • gliding — to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
  • flapping — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
  • waving — a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell.

adj on the wing

  • avian — of, relating to, or resembling a bird
  • airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
  • flying — making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object.
  • aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.

adverb on the wing

  • aloft — Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground.
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