American English pronunciation
How to pronounce fledge
IPA transcription: [f'lɛdʒ]
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Verb
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feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
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decorate with feathers
“fledge an arrow”
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grow feathers
“The young sparrows are fledging already”
Usage examples
- Its studios are not large enough to house a full-fledged news operation.
- The fledged juveniles will stay in the territory until the next breeding season.
- Newly fledged juveniles are freckled and spotted dark brown above.
- The Ertzaintza is currently a fully-fledged police force, except for border control.
- Whether Tyrell became as full-fledged a member as the others remains unclear.
- It is the only full-fledged television station based in Prince Edward Island.
- Full-fledged wide whitewalls had made a return within the modified car culture.
- When under effective fire, riflemen went to fully fledged "fire and movement".
- That same year, Letters and Science achieved independent status, becoming a full-fledged college.