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    fledge

    fledge - Dictionary definition and meaning for word fledge

    Definition
    (verb) feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight Definition
    (verb) decorate with feathers
    Synonyms : flight
    Example Sentence
    • fledge an arrow
    Definition
    (verb) grow feathers
    Synonyms : feather
    Example Sentence
    • The young sparrows are fledging already
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fledge

fledge sounds like fly + urge. When feathers grow baby birds have an urge to fly or to leave nest.

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as time goes on, fledgling birds fledge

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