hovering

soaring

free hollow inflated light loose sailing swimming volatile wafting

nonsubmersible unattached unsinkable unsubstantial

submerged sunk

aerial floating soaring

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

aeronautical airborne avian mercurial on the wing speedy volant volar volitant

big great huge immense large lofty long soaring steep tremendous

aerial elevated giant grand

alpine altitudinous colossal eminent formidable gigantic high-reaching high-rise sky-high sky-scraping towering uplifted upraised

little low miniature minute short small teeny tiny

dwarfed insignificant stunted

approaching brewing imminent looming

coming gathering menacing near nearing overhanging portending threatening

at hand in the cards in the offing in the wind looking to ominous on the horizon proximate see it coming waiting to

gone past

distant later never remote