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flying

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adjective

fly·​ing ˈflī-iŋ How to pronounce flying (audio)
1
a
: moving or capable of moving in the air
b
: moving or made by moving rapidly
flying feet
a flying leap
c
: very brief
2
: intended for ready movement or action
a flying squad car
3
: having stylized wings
—used especially of livestock brand marks
4
: of or relating to the operation of aircraft
a flying club
5
: traversed or to be traversed (as in speed-record trials) after a running start
a flying kilometer

flying

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noun

1
: travel by air
2
: the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft
Phrases
with flying colors
: with complete or eminent success

Synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Example Sentences

Adjective a story about a flying car a flying attempt at finishing the work Noun had never had the slightest fear of flying
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
On the surface, Peele's film is the tale of a UFO which turns out to be a flying, carnivorous monster. Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 July 2022 The flying-horse carousel might not have been to everyone’s taste, but the popcorn—its sweetness just short of kettle corn with a jolt of buttery liquor—surely was. David Shribman, WSJ, 21 July 2022 Someone could, indeed, spot a flying shark over San Diego someday soon. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2022 Keith took a flying puck to the mouth in Game 4 of the 2010 Western Conference finals against the San Jose Sharks. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2022 Plenty of others spend their time watching the sky and documenting unidentified flying object sightings. Maria Gutierrez, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022 Trump expressed some surprise that Giuliani was able to evade the flying lunch. Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 28 June 2022 Remnants of the meals of two flying reptiles were described in a paper published in February in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 What were the challenges of wrangling the flying footage? Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2022
Noun
That doesn't mean, however, that flying will be less safe. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 People incorrectly believe that flying is less safe than driving. Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 20 May 2022 While commercial flying in the U.S. is 17% off normal levels, activity in Western Europe remains down 35%, according to OAG. Anurag Kotoky, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021 But while the skiing is always assumed to be dangerous, the flying isn’t typically viewed that way. Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2021 Still, that doesn’t mean that commercial flying is devoid of its own cutthroat class system. Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 29 May 2022 The pitch connected with Jarvis' left ear flap, sending the batter's helmet flying and Jarvis to the ground, according to video of the play shared on Twitter and obtained by PEOPLE. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 American is hardly alone in having to reduce its flying this summer. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 For Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise even did his own flying, taking the camera into the cockpit and then up into the sky with him—no camera crew or stuntman required. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 5 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of flying was before the 12th century

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