Noun | 1. | flying - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" Synonyms: flight |
Adj. | 1. | flying - capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal" |
2. | flying - moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" Synonyms: fast-flying | |
3. | flying - streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" | |
4. | flying - designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city" | |
5. | flying - of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects" | |
6. | flying - hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" | |
7. | flying - done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap" |