flying

[flahy-ing] / ˈflaɪ ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

in the air, winged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aerial floating soaring

STRONG

drifting express flapping fleet fluttering gliding hovering mobile plumed streaming swooping waving winging zooming

WEAK

aeronautical airborne avian mercurial on the wing speedy volant volar volitant

Example Sentences

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That tornado injured 25, mostly from flying glass, and destroyed 37 homes and severely damaged more than 100 others.

From Los Angeles Times

Mills followed up by asking whether she would ever flying into orbit herself.

From BBC

Approximately 100 flights by American and United also are not flying today.

From BBC

Keep in mind in 2019, five months of the year I was filming, so I wasn’t flying anywhere.

From Los Angeles Times

Why focus on dietary changes rather than, say, flying less?

From Science Daily