fly with leaden wings

verb

To pass slowly.

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Meanings

verbfly with leaden wings (third-person singular simple present flies with leaden wings, present participle flying with leaden wings, simple past flew with leaden wings, past participle flown with leaden wings)

present singular third person flies with leaden wings · participle present flying with leaden wings · past flew with leaden wings · participle past flown with leaden wings

  1. obsoletepoeticTo pass slowly.

Origin

See with leaden wings.

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APA

fly with leaden wings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20with%20leaden%20wings

MLA

“fly with leaden wings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20with%20leaden%20wings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly with leaden wings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20with%20leaden%20wings.

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