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PRONUNCIATION OF PIGEONWING

pigeonwing  [ˈpɪdʒɪnˌwɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIGEONWING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pigeonwing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIGEONWING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pigeonwing in the English dictionary

The definition of pigeonwing in the dictionary is a fancy step in dancing in which the feet are clapped together.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIGEONWING


batwing
ˈbætˌwɪŋ
beeswing
ˈbiːzˌwɪŋ
birdwing
ˈbɜːdˌwɪŋ
bitewing
ˈbaɪtˌwɪŋ
bluewing
ˈbluːˌwɪŋ
clearwing
ˈklɪəˌwɪŋ
corkwing
ˈkɔːkˌwɪŋ
forewing
ˈfɔːˌwɪŋ
greenwing
ˈɡriːnˌwɪŋ
gull-wing
ˈɡʌlˌwɪŋ
hindwing
ˈhaɪndˌwɪŋ
lacewing
ˈleɪsˌwɪŋ
lapwing
ˈlæpˌwɪŋ
parawing
ˈpærəˌwɪŋ
redwing
ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ
split-wing
ˈsplɪtˌwɪŋ
sweptwing
ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ
underwing
ˈʌndəˌwɪŋ
waxwing
ˈwæksˌwɪŋ
whitewing
ˈwaɪtˌwɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIGEONWING

pigeon
pigeon breast
pigeon fancier
pigeon hawk
pigeon house
pigeon loft
pigeon pea
pigeon post
pigeon shooting
pigeon-chested
pigeon-hearted
pigeon-livered
pigeon-toed
pigeonhole
pigeonholer
pigeonite
pigeonry
pigface
pigfeed
pigfish

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIGEONWING

borrowing
brewing
drawing
flowing
following
glowing
growing
knowing
mind-blowing
on the wing
overflowing
owing
rowing
sewing
showing
swing
throwing
viewing
wing
wing and wing

Synonyms and antonyms of pigeonwing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pigeonwing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIGEONWING

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The translations of pigeonwing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pigeonwing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pigeonwing
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pigeonwing
570 millions of speakers

English

pigeonwing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pigeonwing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pigeonwing
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pigeonwing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pigeonwing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pigeonwing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pigeonwing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pigeonwing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pigeonwing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pigeonwing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pigeonwing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pigeonwing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pigeonwing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pigeonwing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबूतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pigeonwing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pigeonwing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pigeonwing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pigeonwing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pigeonwing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pigeonwing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pigeonwing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pigeonwing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pigeonwing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pigeonwing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGEONWING»

The term «pigeonwing» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGEONWING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pigeonwing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pigeonwing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pigeonwing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGEONWING»

Discover the use of pigeonwing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pigeonwing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Novels: The oak openings
all good — wish Pigeonwing Christian — den 'member so'ger at garrison — no eat, no sleep, no drink Christian fashion — do ebbery t'ing so'ger fashion — swear, fight, cheat, get drunk — wuss dan Injin — dat Christian, eh?" " No, that is not ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1860
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Cooper's works
all good — wish Pigeonwing Christian — den 'member so' ger at gnrrison — no eat, no sleep, no drink Christian fashion— do ebbery t'ing so'ger fashion — swear , fight, cheat, get drunk — wuss dan Injin — dat Christian, eh?" " No, that is not ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1860
3
The Oak-openings: Or, The Bee-hunter
all good — wish Pigeonwing Christian — ;den 'member so'ger at garrison— no eat, no sleep, no drink Christian fashion — do ebbery t'ing so'ger fashion — swear, fight, cheat, get drunk — wuss dan Injin — dat Christian, eh ?" " No, that is not ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1873
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Works ....
all good — wish Pigeonwing Christian — den 'member so'ger at garrison — no eat, no sleep, no drink Christian fashion — do ebbery t'ing so'ger fashion — swear, fight, cheat, get drunk — wuss dan Injin — dat Christian, eh?" " No, that is not ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1860
5
Cooper's Novels: The Monikins
all good — wish Pigeonwing Christian — den 'member so'ger at garrison — no eat, no sleep, no drink Christian fashion — do ebbery t'ing so'ger fashion — swear, fight, cheat, get drunk — wuss dan Injin — dat Christian, eh?" " No, that is not ...
James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant, 1864
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Dimensions
Cut your pigeonwing,1 Jabez! THE OLD MAN. Young again, young again, that's the way I feel! (He tries to cut a pigeonwing himself.) THE OLD WOMAN. Henry, Henry, careful of your rheumatiz! A THIRD WOMAN. Makes me feel all teary ...
Leland Blair Jacobs, 1966
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Michigan History Magazine
There are Boden, the bee hunter ; a trader, Gershom Waring; a Potawatami, Elksfoot and a Chippewa, Pigeonwing. Elksfoot is for the English and Pigeonwing for the United States. Gershom Waring, who is too fond of fire water, has wandered ...
‎1931
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Selected Poems
Case de time is mighty temptin' when de chune is in de swing, Fu' a darky, saint orsinner man, to cutde pigeonwing. efyo' wiftwine, When An' you couldn't he'pf'om dancin' feet was boun' line. Don't Angelina Johnson comes aswingin' down de ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar, 2012
9
Rhode Island Classic Christmas Trivia: Stories, Recipes, ...
... and put on wild masks and perform. a) True b) False Answer: a 19. "Chicken in the breadtray" and "cutting the pigeonwing" were Christmas: a) games b) dances c) foods Answer: b 20. At one time a popular Christmas musical instrument was.
Carole Marsh, 1990
10
Pennsylvania Classic Christmas Trivia
... and put on wild masks and perform a) True b) False Answer: a 19. "Chicken in the breadtray" and "cutting the pigeonwing" were Christmas: a) games b) dances c) foods Answer: b 20. At one time a popular Christmas musical instrument was.
Carole Marsh, 2002

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIGEONWING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pigeonwing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trapped Within Burning Machinery To Play Day Of The Shred Fest
In early 2014, the group released a limited split tape with LA's Pigeonwing. Trapped Within Burning Machinery has also recently added a third ... «Metal Underground, Aug 14»
2
Anne Arundel County and Howard County home sales
Pigeonwing Pl., 9253-Mark D. and Shanti D. Ferber to Tao Dai, $370,000. Spiral Cut, 8850-William F. Gossage Jr. to Serglos Nikolaos ... «Washington Post, Apr 14»
3
Anne Arundel County
Pigeonwing Pl., 9250-Rennae L. Cager to Ehsan Falsafi, $305,000. Silver Arrows Way, 6143-Denise M. Miles to Michael Mannone and ... «Washington Post, Dec 13»
4
Recommended Roadtrip: Southwest Terror Fest This Weekend in …
The two-day festival includes headliners Hull, Sons of Tonatiuh, Bereft, Diseased Reason, Pigeonwing, North, Ladybird, and the curators of the ... «Phoenix New Times, Oct 12»

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