"beat the wing" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats the wing [present, singular, third-person], beating the wing [participle, present], beat the wing [past], beaten the wing [participle, past], beat the wing [colloquial, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> the wing}} beat the wing (third-person singular simple present beats the wing, present participle beating the wing, simple past beat the wing, past participle beaten the wing or (colloquial) beat the wing)
  1. To flutter; to move with fluttering agitation.
    Sense id: en-beat_the_wing-en-verb--yLeeXhJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates

Inflected forms

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