All winging synonyms
wing
W w verb winging
- mount β to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- seagull β a gull, especially any of the marine species.
- skirt β the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- soar β to fly upward, as a bird.
- whoosh β a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
- zoom β to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound: cars zooming by on the freeway.
- take flight β an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- take wing β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- skate β a person; fellow: He's a good skate.
- skip β to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- slither β to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- spiral β Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- waft β to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
- coast β The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- flow β to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- glissade β a skillful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain, as on skis or a toboggan.
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- slink β to move or go in a furtive, abject manner, as from fear, cowardice, or shame.
- stream β a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- skirr β to go rapidly; fly; scurry.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- cripple β A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- inconvenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- maim β to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
- mar β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- outrage β an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency.
- prejudice β an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- sabotage β any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- shatter β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shock β a thick, bushy mass, as of hair.
- tarnish β to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- trample β to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
- traumatise β Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatize β Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- blemish β A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
- bruise β A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- dilapidate β to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- discommode β to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.