different between winged vs winger

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English winged, wenged (“having wings”), past participle of wingen, from the noun winge, wenge.

Alternative forms

• wingèd (chiefly poetry)

Pronunciation

• enPR: w?ng(?)d
• IPA^(key): /w??(?)d/

Adjective

winged (not comparable)

1. Having wings.
2. Flying or soaring as if on wings.
3. Swift.
4. (in combination) having wings of a specified kind

   weak-winged

5. (in combination) having the specified number of wings

   The six-winged Seraphim are the angels closest to God.

Derived terms

• light-winged (adjective)

Translations

Etymology 2

See wing (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w??d/

Verb

winged

1. simple past tense and past participle of wing

Etymology 3

See winge (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?nd?d/
• Homophone: whinged

Verb

winged

1. simple past tense and past participle of winge

References

Anagrams

• Dewing, Gwendi, dewing

English

Etymology

wing +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w???/
• Rhymes: -???(r)

Noun

winger (plural wingers)

1. (nautical) One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.

   We hauled out a winger of grog.

2. (sports) An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.

   The center passed to the left winger, who shot and scored.

Translations

Anagrams

• ingrew