noun
an instance of traveling by air
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- flying was still an exciting adventure for him
adjective
moving swiftly
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fast-flying
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- fast-flying planes
- played the difficult passage with flying fingers
adjective
hurried and brief
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- paid a flying visit
- took a flying glance at the book
- a quick inspection
- a fast visit
verb
travel through the air
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- be airborne
- Man cannot fly
verb
move quickly or suddenly
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- He flew about the place
verb
operate an airplane
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- The pilot flew to Cuba
verb
transport by aeroplane
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- We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
verb
cause to fly or float
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- fly a kite
verb
be dispersed or disseminated
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- Rumors and accusations are flying
verb
change quickly from one emotional state to another
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- fly into a rage
verb
pass away rapidly
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- Time flies like an arrow
- Time fleeing beneath him
verb
travel in an airplane
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- she is flying to Cincinnati tonight
- Are we driving or flying?
verb
display in the air or cause to float
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- fly a kite
- All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.
verb
run away quickly
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- He threw down his gun and fled
verb
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
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- Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic
verb
decrease rapidly and disappear
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- the money vanished in las Vegas
- all my stock assets have vaporized