fold wing
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To bring the wings together or close to the body.
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- 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.