flying

Meanings

• an instance of traveling by air
  • "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
• travel through the air; be airborne
• move quickly or suddenly
• operate an airplane
• transport by aeroplane
• cause to fly or float
• be dispersed or disseminated
  • "Rumors and accusations are flying"
• change quickly from one emotional state to another
• pass away rapidly
• travel in an airplane
  • "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"
  • "Are we driving or flying?"
• display in the air or cause to float
• run away quickly
• travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
• hit a fly
• decrease rapidly and disappear
• moving swiftly
  • "fast-flying planes"
  • "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"
• hurried and brief
  • "paid a flying visit"
  • "took a flying glance at the book"

Synonyms

aviate, fast, fast-flying, fell, flee, flight, fly, pilot, quick, take flight, vanish, vaporize, wing