American English pronunciation

How to pronounce fledge

IPA transcription: [f'lɛdʒ]

Hear “fledge” pronounced

[f'lɛdʒ]

Quality: 0.99

[f'lɛdʒ]

Quality: 0.99

[f'lɛdʒ]

Quality: 0.99

Verb

  • feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight

  • decorate with feathers

    “fledge an arrow”

  • 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.