fledge

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /flɛd͡ʒ/

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Verb

Plain form fledge

Third-person singular fledges

Past tense fledged

Past participle fledged

Present participle fledging

1. (transitive) If you fledge a young bird, you care for it until it is capable of flying.