flying

1 of 2

adjective

fly·ing ˈflī-iŋ How to pronounce flying (audio)

: moving or capable of moving in the air

: moving or made by moving rapidly

flying feet

a flying leap

: very brief

: intended for ready movement or action

a flying squad car

: having stylized wings

—used especially of livestock brand marks

: of or relating to the operation of aircraft

a flying club

: traversed or to be traversed (as in speed-record trials) after a running start

a flying kilometer

flying

2 of 2

noun

: travel by air

: the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft

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

flying 1 of 3

adjective

as in rushed

acting or done with excessive or careless speed a flying attempt at finishing the work

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

rushed
hurried
headlong
precipitate
rash
impulsive
reckless
makeshift
sudden
gadarene
swift
rush
rapid
pell-mell
hasty
cursory
drive-by
precipitous
spontaneous
quick
helter-skelter
horseback
breakneck
breathtaking
impatient
impromptu
snap
madcap
impetuous
speedy
overhasty
abrupt
hotheaded
headstrong
heady
slapdash
offhand
unadvised
offhanded
spur-of-the-moment
off-the-cuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deliberate
calculating
calculated
unhurried
measured
prolonged
extended
unrushed
circumspect
forethoughtful
faltering
leisurely
slow
pokey
hesitating
foresighted
tentative
hesitant
dallying
poky
dawdling
laggard
long-term
drawn-out
shilly-shallying

as in galloping

moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed that car was flying as it careened down the streets

Synonyms & Similar Words

galloping
rapid
fast
quick
brisk
rattling
lightning
fleet
splitting
swift
whirlwind
blistering
hot
speedy
breakneck
hurried
at speed
breathless
accelerated
zippy
dizzy
hasty
rushed
rapid-fire
fleet-footed
nippy
rush
snappy
ready
expeditious
breathtaking
strong
hastened
prompt
vigorous
quickened
energetic
high-speed
strenuous
ultrafast
ultrarapid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

crawling
dragging
slow
lingering
pokey
plodding
sluggish
leisurely
poking
deliberate
dallying
unhurried
poky
languid
laggard
measured
late
dillydallying
dawdling
tardy
dilatory
slowish
ultraslow

flying

2 of 3

noun

as in flight

travel through the air by the use of wings had never had the slightest fear of flying

Synonyms & Similar Words

flight
aviation
gliding
soaring
aeronautics
ballooning
skydiving
paragliding
hang gliding

flying

3 of 3

verb

present participle of fly

as in hovering

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly

Synonyms & Similar Words

hovering
gliding
floating
sailing
soaring
winging
aviating
drifting
fluttering
planing
darting
flitting
wafting
cruising
diving
hanging
sweeping
orbiting
coasting
rocketing
helicoptering
catapulting
jetting
stooping

as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation you must fly to safety immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

escaping
fleeing
leaving
moving
lamming
absconding
running off
running away
getting out
going
breaking free
avoiding
exiting
clearing out
departing
evading
losing
breaking out (of)
eluding
shunning
eloping
rescuing
pulling out
decamping
springing
walking out
quitting
taking off
liberating
releasing
extricating
disentangling
loosing
freeing
bringing off
loosening
redeeming
unfettering
emancipating
manumitting
shoving (off)
uncaging
enfranchising
unbinding
unchaining
sallying (forth)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

staying
remaining
lingering
hanging around
returning
dwelling
abiding
sticking around
tarrying
coming back

as in traveling

to proceed or move quickly flew down the concourse to catch his flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

traveling
driving
racing
speeding
travelling
rushing
scurrying
zipping
jumping
trotting
chasing
hurrying
running
buzzing
scooting
blowing
darting
stepping
dashing
blasting
zooming
shooting
whirling
scuttling
ripping
tearing
bowling
ramming
hurling
hurtling
rocketing
blazing
jogging
bolting
careering
jetting
careening
motoring
hustling
haring
hying
whisking
humping
barreling
breezing
rustling
bustling
pelting
galloping
flitting
cannonballing
bombing
coursing
belting
nipping
highballing
hastening
bundling
beating it
whizzing
barrelling
scudding
hieing
scampering
sprinting
streaking
shaking a leg
making tracks
getting a move on
stepping on it
beetling
scuffling
cracking (on)
accelerating
stampeding
hotfooting (it)
overtaking
outrunning
stepping out
outpacing
quickening
beelining
outstripping
arrowing
catching up
fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

crawling
creeping
poking
dragging
lingering
poking
hanging (around or out)
lagging
loitering
strolling
dawdling
shuffling
sauntering
ambling
lumbering
plodding
dallying
decelerating
tarrying
dillydallying
slowing (down or up)

as in fleeing

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

fleeing
retreating
running
escaping
bolting
breaking
skedaddling
running off
running away
beating a retreat
beating it
turning tail
scramming
bugging out
making tracks
lamming
eloping
absconding
skirring
decamping
getting out
scatting
scarpering
making off
clearing out
lighting out
hightailing (it)
mizzling
getting (away)
skipping (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

confronting
facing
daring
defying
staying
braving
remaining
lingering
hanging around
dwelling
bearding
abiding
tarrying
sticking around

as in disappearing

to cease to be visible the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us

Synonyms & Similar Words

disappearing
vanishing
fading
melting
fleeing
evaporating
sinking
dissipating
dissolving
dematerializing
dispersing
dropping out of sight
blurring
evanescing
clearing
drying up
dimming
dying (away or down or out)
blanking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

appearing
arriving
emerging
issuing
looming
coming out
breaking out
materializing
showing up

as in working

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers

Synonyms & Similar Words

working
passing
playing
washing
taking
standing up
holding water
holding up
passing muster
going over
going down
getting through
going through

单词	flying
释义	flying 1 of 2 adjective fly·ing ˈflī-iŋ 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 2 of 2 noun 1 : travel by air 2 : the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft Phrases with flying colors : with complete or eminent success Synonyms Adjective cursory drive-by gadarene hasty headlong helter-skelter hurried overhasty pell-mell precipitate precipitous rash rushed Noun flight See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 Phrases Containing flying accusations are flying flying boat flying bomb flying bridge flying fish flying buttress flying fox flying gurnard flying jib flying lemur flying machine flying officer flying saucer flying squad flying squirrel go flying flying wedge flying start knock someone flying rumors are flying unidentified flying object take a flying leap flying spot instrument flying high-flying flying mare with flying colors See More accusations are flying flying boat flying bomb flying bridge flying fish flying buttress flying fox flying gurnard flying jib flying lemur flying machine flying officer flying saucer flying squad flying squirrel go flying flying wedge flying start knock someone flying rumors are flying unidentified flying object take a flying leap flying spot instrument flying high-flying flying mare with flying colors See More flying 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in rushed acting or done with excessive or careless speed a flying attempt at finishing the work Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rushed hurried headlong precipitate rash impulsive reckless makeshift sudden gadarene swift rush rapid pell-mell hasty cursory drive-by precipitous spontaneous quick helter-skelter horseback breakneck breathtaking impatient impromptu snap madcap impetuous speedy overhasty abrupt hotheaded headstrong heady slapdash offhand unadvised offhanded spur-of-the-moment off-the-cuff Antonyms & Near Antonyms deliberate calculating calculated unhurried measured prolonged extended unrushed circumspect forethoughtful faltering leisurely slow pokey hesitating foresighted tentative hesitant dallying poky dawdling laggard long-term drawn-out shilly-shallying See More 2 as in galloping moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed that car was flying as it careened down the streets Synonyms & Similar Words galloping rapid fast quick brisk rattling lightning fleet splitting swift whirlwind blistering hot speedy breakneck hurried at speed breathless accelerated zippy dizzy hasty rushed rapid-fire fleet-footed nippy rush snappy ready expeditious breathtaking strong hastened prompt vigorous quickened energetic high-speed strenuous ultrafast ultrarapid Antonyms & Near Antonyms crawling dragging slow lingering pokey plodding sluggish leisurely poking deliberate dallying unhurried poky languid laggard measured late dillydallying dawdling tardy dilatory slowish ultraslow See More flying 2 of 3 noun as in flight travel through the air by the use of wings had never had the slightest fear of flying Synonyms & Similar Words flight aviation gliding soaring aeronautics ballooning skydiving paragliding hang gliding flying 3 of 3 verb present participle of fly 1 as in hovering to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly Synonyms & Similar Words hovering gliding floating sailing soaring winging aviating drifting fluttering planing darting flitting wafting cruising diving hanging sweeping orbiting coasting rocketing helicoptering catapulting jetting stooping 2 as in escaping to get free from a dangerous or confining situation you must fly to safety immediately Synonyms & Similar Words escaping fleeing leaving moving lamming absconding running off running away getting out going breaking free avoiding exiting clearing out departing evading losing breaking out (of) eluding shunning eloping rescuing pulling out decamping springing walking out quitting taking off liberating releasing extricating disentangling loosing freeing bringing off loosening redeeming unfettering emancipating manumitting shoving (off) uncaging enfranchising unbinding unchaining sallying (forth) Antonyms & Near Antonyms staying remaining lingering hanging around returning dwelling abiding sticking around tarrying coming back See More 3 as in traveling to proceed or move quickly flew down the concourse to catch his flight Synonyms & Similar Words traveling driving racing speeding travelling rushing scurrying zipping jumping trotting chasing hurrying running buzzing scooting blowing darting stepping dashing blasting zooming shooting whirling scuttling ripping tearing bowling ramming hurling hurtling rocketing blazing jogging bolting careering jetting careening motoring hustling haring hying whisking humping barreling breezing rustling bustling pelting galloping flitting cannonballing bombing coursing belting nipping highballing hastening bundling beating it whizzing barrelling scudding hieing scampering sprinting streaking shaking a leg making tracks getting a move on stepping on it beetling scuffling cracking (on) accelerating stampeding hotfooting (it) overtaking outrunning stepping out outpacing quickening beelining outstripping arrowing catching up fast-forwarding Antonyms & Near Antonyms crawling creeping poking dragging lingering poking hanging (around or out) lagging loitering strolling dawdling shuffling sauntering ambling lumbering plodding dallying decelerating tarrying dillydallying slowing (down or up) See More 4 as in fleeing to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police Synonyms & Similar Words fleeing retreating running escaping bolting breaking skedaddling running off running away beating a retreat beating it turning tail scramming bugging out making tracks lamming eloping absconding skirring decamping getting out scatting scarpering making off clearing out lighting out hightailing (it) mizzling getting (away) skipping (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms confronting facing daring defying staying braving remaining lingering hanging around dwelling bearding abiding tarrying sticking around See More 5 as in disappearing to cease to be visible the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us Synonyms & Similar Words disappearing vanishing fading melting fleeing evaporating sinking dissipating dissolving dematerializing dispersing dropping out of sight blurring evanescing clearing drying up dimming dying (away or down or out) blanking (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms appearing arriving emerging issuing looming coming out breaking out materializing showing up See More 6 as in working to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers Synonyms & Similar Words working passing playing washing taking standing up holding water holding up passing muster going over going down getting through going through
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