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Meaning of beat the wing | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To flutter or flap; to move with fluttering agitation, or to rush.

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Examples

“Thrice have I beat the wing, and rid with night / About the world.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

beat time beat to beat to a pulp beat to quarters beat to the punch beat up