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flying

Syllabification: (fly·ing)
Pronunciation: /ˈflī-iNG/

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Definition of flying

adjective

  • moving or able to move through the air with wings:a flying ant
  • done while hurling oneself through the air:he took a flying kick at a policeman
  • moving rapidly, especially through the air:one passenger was cut by flying glass
  • hasty; brief:a flying visit
  • used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures, e.g., flying squirrel.

noun

  • flight, especially in an aircraft:she hates flying

Phrases

with flying colors

with distinction:Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colors

flying in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of flying in the British & World English dictionary