[
UK
/flˈaɪɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈfɫaɪɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫaɪɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
moving swiftly
played the difficult passage with flying fingers
fast-flying planes -
hurried and brief
a fast visit
paid a flying visit
took a flying glance at the book
a quick inspection
NOUN
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an instance of traveling by air
flying was still an exciting adventure for him
How To Use flying In A Sentence
- While on the way thither she fell in with a polacre-rigged ship flying the The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2)
- When an airplane is flying, it has a good deal of forward speed and airflow over all of its surfaces.
- Before one embarks on this high flying experience, the organisers supply a crash helmet, and a safety waist belt which is securely tied with a long and strong rope to the huge multi-coloured parasail.
- I boxed, swam, sailed, rode horses, lived in the open an arrantly healthful life, and passed life insurance examinations with flying colours. Chapter 29
- The brothers then went on tour, filling theatres with ghostly music, flying coats and spirit voices.
- Amid it all stands Mitt Romney, not the high-flying investment lots of Republicans yearned to put their money on, but the unspectacular Treasury bill of Republican candidates, a man whose emphasis on jobs and the economy makes him a safe enough bet at a time like this. GOP 'Flight to Safety' Benefits Romney
- All tickets are booked, the glitzy hotel has been booked, and I will be flying up there this Friday, around mid day.
- Now he was lord of the air, flying wherever he would, envied of all.
- The flying saucer retains what it can of its original structure and changes what it must.
- In the background is a large lacquered coffer, its side decorated with a flying bird and another perched in a tree.