Usually means: Begin to fly or soar.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions
We found 12 dictionaries that define the word take wing:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. take wing: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. take wing: Merriam-Webster
  3. take wing: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. take wing: Collins English Dictionary
  5. take wing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. take wing: Wiktionary
  7. take wing: Dictionary.com
  8. Take Wing: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. take wing: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take wing: Legal dictionary

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (take wing)

▸ verb:  Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.
▸ verb:  (figurative) To depart.

Similar:
take flight, wing, take to the skies, flutter, try one's wings, take to the sky, soar, fly upon, fledge, upwing, more...

Opposite:
land, touch down, descend, alight

Phrases:
take under wing, more...

▸ Words similar to take wing

▸ Usage examples for take wing

▸ Idioms related to take wing

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near take wing

▸ Rhymes of take wing

▸ Invented words related to take wing

Similar:
take flight, wing, take to the skies, flutter, try one's wings, take to the sky, soar, fly upon, fledge, upwing, more...

Opposite:
land, touch down, descend, alight

Phrases:
take under wing, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "take wing" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux