"try one's wings" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tries one's wings [present, singular, third-person], trying one's wings [participle, present], tried one's wings [participle, past], tried one's wings [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=try one's wings}} try one's wings (third-person singular simple present tries one's wings, present participle trying one's wings, simple past and past participle tried one's wings)
  1. Synonym of spread one's wings. Synonyms: spread one's wings [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-try_one's_wings-en-verb-NuRWqWaT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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