a-flyingadj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈflaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, flying n.

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + flying n. Compare discussion at a prep.¹ 12.

In predicative use: flying, aflight. Also as adv.: in or into a state of flight, into the air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective] > flying (as) with wings

flyingc1000

winged1513

a-flying1646

aflight1826

1646 R. Herrick Song in J. Gough Acad. Complements (ed. 7) 228 Gather your Rose-Buds whilst you may, Old time is still a flying.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xviii. 148 He..sees old Baldy Shepherdson a-linkin' after him with..his white hair a-flying in the wind.

1959 Times 12 June 15/1 Between them these two fiery young men set the sparks a-flying.

1992 A. Nikiforuk Fourth Horseman (new ed.) p. xv Whenever microbes have come aflying, they have usually responded to upheavals in civilization.

2006 A. M. Foley Having my Say xxxiv. 210 A Navy pilot and co-pilot came on across Chesapeake Bay in a chopper and pitched her across the road from my house, those blades sending snow a-flying.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	a-flying
释义	a-flyingadj.adv. Brit. /əˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈflaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, flying n. Etymology: < a prep.¹ + flying n. Compare discussion at a prep.¹ 12. In predicative use: flying, aflight. Also as adv.: in or into a state of flight, into the air. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [adjective] > flying (as) with wings flyingc1000 winged1513 a-flying1646 aflight1826 1646 R. Herrick Song in J. Gough Acad. Complements (ed. 7) 228 Gather your Rose-Buds whilst you may, Old time is still a flying. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xviii. 148 He..sees old Baldy Shepherdson a-linkin' after him with..his white hair a-flying in the wind. 1959 Times 12 June 15/1 Between them these two fiery young men set the sparks a-flying. 1992 A. Nikiforuk Fourth Horseman (new ed.) p. xv Whenever microbes have come aflying, they have usually responded to upheavals in civilization. 2006 A. M. Foley Having my Say xxxiv. 210 A Navy pilot and co-pilot came on across Chesapeake Bay in a chopper and pitched her across the road from my house, those blades sending snow a-flying. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1646
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