flyingPronunciation: /ˈflʌɪɪŋ/Translate flying | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of flying adjective moving or able to move through the air with wings:a flying ant moving rapidly, especially through the air:one passenger was cut by flying glass done while launching oneself at someone:he took a flying kick at a policeman hasty; brief:a flying visit used in names of animals that can glide by using wing-like membranes or other structures, e.g. flying squirrel. noun [mass noun] flight, especially in an aircraft:she hates flyingPhrases go flying informal, chiefly British fall or be knocked over:Rob tripped over a branch and went flying with flying colours with distinction:Sylvia had passed her exams with flying coloursflying in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of flying in the US English dictionary
