"bewing" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /biˈwɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /biˈwɪŋ/ [General-American], /bəˈwɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: bewings [present, singular, third-person], bewinging [participle, present], bewinged [participle, past], bewinged [past]
Etymology: From be- (“on, upon, unto”) + wing. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|be|wing|t1=on, upon, unto}} be- (“on, upon, unto”) + wing Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewing (third-person singular simple present bewings, present participle bewinging, simple past and past participle bewinged)
  1. To furnish or equip with wings. Derived forms: bewinged
    Sense id: en-bewing-en-verb-8ZPTj0Vy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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