Meaning

That flies or can fly..

Definitions by Sense

1. That flies or can fly.
2. Brief or hurried.
3. Capable of moving rapidly; highly mobile.
4. (nautical, of a sail) Not secured by yards.
5. (nautical, of a vessel) Capable of foiling.
6. Designating a cattle brand consisting of a letter extended on both sides with tilde-like curved lines.
7. (zoology, in combination) Being able to glide through the air.
8. present participle and gerund of fly

Example Sentences

flying fox

a flying rumour

in a sudden hail of exploding flying glass

Matthew (26—6 to 13), Mark (14—3 to 9), and Luke (7—37 and 38) also heard of, and related, the circumstance of Mary, whom John says (11 — 2) was the sister of Lazarus, anointing the head of Jesus with ointment, yet they neither of them utter a syllable about his raising her brother from the dead. It is difficult to account for this fact, unless we suppose that John was actually dishonest, or that he took up, believed and recorded a flying story, which an occurrence of some kind had given rise to, but which was without any foundation in truth.

flying visit

flying column

Flying ferries are the watercraft of the future!

He brands his cow W (flying W) or — (two-bar).

Word Forms

• flyings

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Use flying when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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