fledge
/flɛd͡ʒ/verb
High School
1
To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
2
To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
3
To decorate with feathers.
4
To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing