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flying

adjective

capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal"
Similar: winged
moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"
Synonyms: fast-flying Similar: moving
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"
Synonyms: aflare, flaring, waving Similar: moving
designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"
Similar: mobile
of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects"
Similar: air
hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
Synonyms: fast, quick Similar: hurried
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"
Similar: running

noun

an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
Synonyms: flight