Antonyms for taking wing
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of taking wing
- As in fly : verb take to the air, usually employing wings
- As in hasten : verb speed something; hurry
Synonyms for taking wing
- accelerate
- advance
- aviate
- barnstorm
- bend the throttle
- bolt
- bound
- burn
- bustle
- buzz
- circle
- circumnavigate
- climb
- clip
- control
- cover ground
- cross
- dart
- dash
- dispatch
- dive
- drift
- expedite
- express
- flat-hat
- flee
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flutter
- fly
- gallop
- get cracking
- get the lead out
- glide
- goad
- haste
- hie
- hop
- hover
- hurry
- hustle
- jet
- jet out
- jet over
- leap
- make haste
- make tracks
- maneuver
- mount
- move quickly
- not lose a minute
- operate
- pace
- pilot
- plunge
- precipitate
- press
- push
- quicken
- race
- reach
- remain aloft
- run
- rush
- sail
- scamper
- scoot
- scud
- scurry
- scuttle
- seagull
- shake a leg
- shoot
- skim
- skip
- skirt
- sky out
- soar
- speed
- sprint
- spurt
- step on it
- step up
- swoop
- take a hop
- take flight
- take off
- take wing
- tear
- travel
- trot
- urge
- waste no time
- whip around
- whisk
- whiz
- whoosh
- wing
- wing in
- zip
- zoom
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