English dictionary
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English adjective: flying | |||
| 1. | flying moving swiftly | ||
| Samples | Fast-flying planes. Played the difficult passage with flying fingers. | ||
| Synonyms | fast-flying | ||
| Similar | moving | ||
| Antonyms | nonmoving, unmoving | ||
| 2. | flying hurried and brief | ||
| Samples | Paid a flying visit. Took a flying glance at the book. A quick inspection. A fast visit. | ||
| Synonyms | fast, quick | ||
| Similar | hurried | ||
| Antonyms | unhurried | ||
English noun: flying | |||
| 1. | flying (act) an instance of traveling by air | ||
| Samples | Flying was still an exciting adventure for him. | ||
| Synonyms | flight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acrobatics, aerobatics, ballooning, blind flying, blind landing, fly-by, flyover, flypast, glide, gliding, low level flight, maiden flight, overflight, pass, sailing, sailplaning, soaring, solo, sortie, stunt flying, stunting, terrain flight | ||
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