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[ UK /flˈa‍ɪɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫaɪɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. moving swiftly
    played the difficult passage with flying fingers
    fast-flying planes
  2. hurried and brief
    a fast visit
    paid a flying visit
    took a flying glance at the book
    a quick inspection
NOUN
  1. 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.
  • Concorde was the first supersonic passenger jet - capable of flying faster than the speed of sound. Times, Sunday Times
  • These days, with long lines, invasive x-rays requiring near-nudity, constant delays, smaller, more crowded planes and the threat of terrorism, the flying experience is frustrating and challenging enough without some buffoon sitting next to me making the flight even more unpleasant. Andy Ostroy: Ostroy's List of Air-Travel Don'ts
  • 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.
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