flying Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun an instance of traveling by air
   flight.
   
   • flying was still an exciting adventure for him
2. verb travel through the air; be airborne
   fly; wing.
   
   • Man cannot fly
3. verb move quickly or suddenly
   fly.
   
   • He flew about the place
4. verb operate an airplane
   fly; aviate; pilot.
   
   • The pilot flew to Cuba
5. verb transport by aeroplane
   fly.
   
   • We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
6. verb cause to fly or float
   fly.
   
   • fly a kite
7. verb be dispersed or disseminated
   fly.
   
   • Rumors and accusations are flying
8. verb change quickly from one emotional state to another
   fly.
   
   • fly into a rage
9. verb pass away rapidly
   fly; fell; vanish.
   
   • Time flies like an arrow
   • Time fleeing beneath him
10. verb travel in an airplane
    fly.
    
    • she is flying to Cincinnati tonight
    • Are we driving or flying?
11. verb display in the air or cause to float
    fly.
    
    • fly a kite
    • All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.
12. verb run away quickly
    fly; flee; take flight.
    
    • He threw down his gun and fled
13. verb travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
    fly.
    
    • Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic
14. verb hit a fly
    fly.
    
15. verb decrease rapidly and disappear
    fly; vanish; vaporize.
    
    • the money vanished in las Vegas
    • all my stock assets have vaporized
16. adjective satellite moving swiftly
    fast-flying.
    
    • fast-flying planes
    • played the difficult passage with flying fingers
17. adjective satellite hurried and brief
    quick; fast.
    
    • paid a flying visit
    • took a flying glance at the book
    • a quick inspection
    • a fast visit

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