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1. flying
adjective. ['ˈflaɪɪŋ'] moving swiftly.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fly (English)
- flien (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Flying
- indemnifying
- semidrying
- misapplying
- underlying
- complying
- supplying
- retrying
- replying
- overlying
- implying
- decrying
- undying
- relying
- denying
- defying
- belying
- applying
- trying
- spying
- prying
- plying
- frying
- drying
- crying
- allying
- vying
- tying
- tieing
- sighing
- shying
Sentences with flying
1. Verb, gerund or present participle
He should be flying well enough to escape danger in less than a day.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Jekyll Island contains 10 miles of beaches for sunbathing, swimming and kite flying.
Quotes about flying
1. I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
- Wilbur Wright
2. But Hopes are Shy Birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best of Guns.
- John James Audubon
3. I was always a fan of the old-style comics. I loved vaudeville. I loved Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Phyllis Diller, Don Rickles, Charlie Callas, all those guys. Hilarious. I love the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movies, and Abbott & Costello. My television influences were 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' 'Benny Hill,' and 'Hee Haw.'
- Larry the Cable Guy