winged

adjective

ˈwiŋd 

also (except for sense 1a(2))

ˈwiŋ-əd 

1

a(1)

: having wings

winged seeds

(2)

: having wings of a specified kind

—used in combination

strong-winged

b

: using wings in flight

2

a

: soaring with or as if with wings : elevated

b

: swift, rapid

Examples of winged in a Sentence

birds and other winged creatures

Recent Examples on the Web

Drooping clusters of yellow-green flowers hang from the tree’s branches in spring, and winged sugar maple seeds spiral to the ground in fall. —Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025

On Thursday, Ukraine's General Staff said that Russia lost 96 winged air base missiles intended to strike Ukraine. —Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

Get ready for winged eyeliner to come back with a vengeance. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025

Even the climactic battle’s helicopter-like drone warriors recalls nefarious winged monkeys deployed from the Wicked Witch's austere stone castle. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Phrases Containing winged

• blue-winged teal
• green-winged teal
• net-winged
• red-winged blackbird
• two-winged fly
• winged bean
• winged elm

Rhymes for winged

• ringed
• stringed
• tinged