awing

See also: Awing

English

Etymology 1

From a- + wing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈwɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Adverb

awing (not comparable)

1. On the wing; flying; fluttering.
   • 1918, Margaret Widdemer, The Old Road to Paradise, Once When We Bought Valentines:

     Close upon the window-glass pressed our eager faces—
     Hearts and torches all aflare, frame on frame of laces,
     Wreathing roses all abloom, Cupids all awing,
     Valentines—and valentines! swung along the string,

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• aweing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.ɪŋ/

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Verb

awing

1. present participle and gerund of awe

Anagrams

• Awngi, Wigan, wigan