fledge
IPA: fɫˈɛdʒ
verb
- (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
- (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
- (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
adjective
- (archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
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Examples of "fledge" in Sentences
- And then, we have kind of fledge factor on either side.
- Do you understand how rare it is to have eagles fledge three chicks?
- Just as wild birds "fledge" - take their first flight - penguins take their first swim.
- To have a population which historicaly numbered 72, have 60 pairs fledge three chicks is flabbergasting!!
- If it is a deflagration the explosion propagates at subsonic velocity, as opposed to a full fledge detonation where there is a supersonic shock front.
- There are manly love songs (like the mid-tempo "Heartache That Don't Stop Hurting," stopped from being a full-fledge weeper only by Aldean's limited range).
- Firstly, it has already been reported that at least 14,000 Ivorians have crossed the border into Liberia, seeking refuge, as they fear the resumption of a full fledge civil war.
- Sadly, because we found our wine so late, and things have been hectic with a sick 9-month old here at the LENNDEVOURS world headquarters there wasn't time for a full-fledge review, meaning that I didn't taste it blind or even pull my notebook out.
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