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fledge (flej)
intransitive verb fledged, fledging fledg′·ing
Etymology: < ME flegge, ready to fly < OE (un)flycge, (un)fledged, akin to MHG vlücke, MDu vlugghe: for IE base see fly
transitive verb
- to rear (a young bird) until it is able to fly
- to supply or adorn with or as if with feathers or down; specif., to fit (an arrow, etc.) with feathers
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Object
- chick: The parent birds are normally in attendance to the fledged chicks at all times.
Present participle complement
- bring: The Little Terns continue to have some success, four more chicks have fledged bringing the total to eight.
Adjective complement
- juvenile: A sixth fatality involved a newly fledged juvenile which was found grounded unable to fly.
Modifying Another Word
- fully: Then the vouchers would become fully fledged shares, traded on the stock market.
Preposition: from
- nest: Near Corby, west of the A6003, six juveniles fledged from two nests.
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