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flying

Definition

  • noun: the activity of traveling in an aircraft
  • noun: travel by air
  • adjective: moving or able to move in the air
  • adjective: moving or capable of moving in the air
  • used especially of livestock brand marks
  • synonyms: volant, volitant, circumvolant

Examples

  • A flag 'flies' in front of the building. = There is a flag 'flying' in front of the building.

  • The restaurant 'made a flying start' by filling up on opening night.

  • After some difficult years, the company is 'flying high' again.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Tell 'em to go fuck themselves. That goes for you, too, Marty. You're off the air. - He wants to talk to you. - Who's replacing Beale? - We're flying Snowden up. - Everybody hold it. Let's see how the other networks handle this. - The ten o'clock news opened with it. (..)
    1976 Network