fold wing

Frequency: 7.015.0 per million words

To bring the wings together or close to the body.

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Examples (10)

  • A bird often folds its wings when it lands.
  • The tired eagle slowly folded its wings after a long flight.
  • Butterflies fold their wings vertically when resting.
  • If a bird cannot fold its wing properly, it might be injured.
  • She watched the swan gracefully fold its wings on the water.
  • Having folded its wings, the pigeon settled on the branch.
  • The small insect tried to fold its delicate wings under its hard shell.
  • You can see how a bat folds its wings tightly around its body.
  • After landing, the pelican will fold its enormous wings to reduce its size.
  • The instruction manual showed how the drone's wings could fold for storage.