Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- On the wing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb On the wing; flying; fluttering.
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- adverb On the
wing ;flying ;fluttering . - verb Present participle of
awe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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Examples
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The longer the performance went on, the more girly my "awing" became.
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Martin drank on silently, biting out his orders and invitations and awing the barkeeper, an effeminate country youngster with watery blue eyes and hair parted in the middle.
Chapter 17 2010
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By car, by bus, by foot, they came this week, snapping pictures and oohing and awing in every language imaginable.
Homes for the Holidays Sumathi Reddy 2011
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The most awing act I saw this week was the Blind Boys of Alabama, on Wednesday night.
Radley Balko: Americana, the Beautiful Radley Balko 2011
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The awing counter-factual here is that if youth showed up this election the way they did in 2010, then the Democrats would in all likelihood maintain control of the House.
Meredith Bagby: Losing the Youth Vote Means Losing the House Meredith Bagby 2010
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The most awing act I saw this week was the Blind Boys of Alabama, on Wednesday night.
Radley Balko: Americana, the Beautiful Radley Balko 2011
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Gorgeous African prints were draped, pleated, wrapped and ruffled to create beautiful and wearable designs that had us ooing and awing in our seats.
Marissa Bronfman: Toronto Fashion Week: Fun Fashion and Glamorous Garb Rules the Runway Marissa Bronfman 2010
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The most awing act I saw this week was the Blind Boys of Alabama, on Wednesday night.
Radley Balko: Americana, the Beautiful Radley Balko 2011
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They single-handedly led the resurgence of our National Pastime and they did so by awing us with their superhuman strength.
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They single-handedly led the resurgence of our National Pastime and they did so by awing us with their superhuman strength.
The Nude Athlete Adam Flomenbaum 2010
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