Flying — synonyms, definition

1. flying (a)

aerial blowing drifting fast flapping fleet fluttering quick rapid speedy waving whipping winged

2. flying (Noun)

flight soaring trajectory

flying (Noun) — An instance of travelling by air. ex. "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"

air air travel aviation acrobatics aerobatics ballooning blind flying blind landing fly-by flyover flypast glide gliding low level flight maiden flight overflight pass sailing sailplaning soaring solo sortie stunt flying • • •

3. flying (a/n)

soaring

4. flying (Adjective)

fast-flying

flying (Adjective) — Moving swiftly. ex. "fast-flying planes" ex. "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"

flying (Adjective) — Hurried and brief. ex. "paid a flying visit" ex. "took a flying glance at the book"

5. flying (Verb)

aviating cutting and run felling fleeing piloting taking flight vanishing vaporising vaporizing winging

flying (Verb) — Travel through the air; be airborne. ex. "Man cannot fly"

flying (Verb) — Move quickly or suddenly. ex. "He flew about the place"

flying (Verb) — Operate an aeroplane. ex. "He flew the jet over Cuba"

flying (Verb) — Transport by aeroplane. ex. "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

flying (Verb) — Cause to fly or float. ex. "fly a kite"

flying (Verb) — Be dispersed or disseminated. ex. "Rumors and accusations are flying"

flying (Verb) — Change quickly from one emotional state to another. ex. "fly into a rage"

flying (Verb) — Pass away rapidly. ex. "Time flies like an arrow"

flying (Verb) — (air travel) travel in an aeroplane. ex. "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight" ex. "Are we driving or flying?"

flying (Verb) — Display in the air or cause to float. ex. "fly a kite" ex. "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

flying (Verb) — Run away quickly.

flying (Verb) — Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft. ex. "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

flying (Verb) — (baseball) hit a fly.

flying (Verb) — Decrease rapidly and disappear. ex. "the money flew in las Vegas"

breaking away bunking carrying changing controlling decreasing diminishing elapsing escaping falling flying the coop gliding by going going along going by heading for the hills hightailing it hitting journeying lamming • • • absconding absquatulating airlifting ballooning bolting breaking breaking loose buzzing decamping defecting deserting eloping escaping flat-hating flighting flying blind flying contact flying on getting away gliding • • • air air travel aircraft aviation