flying en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English fleynge, fleeʒinge, flihinde, vlyinde, vleoinde, flyand, ffleghand, flighand (also fleoninde, fleonninde, etc.), from Old English flēogende, from Proto-Germanic *fleugandz (“flying”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”), equivalent to fly + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fljoogend (“flying”), West Frisian fleanend (“flying”), Dutch vliegend (“flying”), German Low German flegend (“flying”), German fliegend (“flying”), Danish flyvende (“flying”), Swedish flygande (“flying”), Icelandic fljúgandi (“flying”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That flies or can fly.
flying fox
Matthew (26—6 to 13), Mark (14—3 to 9), and Luke (7—37 and 38) also heard of, and related, the circumstance of Mary, whom John says (11 — 2) was the sister of Lazarus, anointing the head of Jesus with ointment, yet they neither of them utter a syllable about his raising her brother from the dead. It is difficult to account for this fact, unless we suppose that John was actually dishonest, or that he took up, believed and recorded a flying story, which an occurrence of some kind had given rise to, but which was without any foundation in truth.
1836, Lysander Spooner, The Deist's Reply to the Alleged Supernatural Evidences of Christianity, Boston, page 34:in a sudden hail of exploding flying glass
a flying rumour
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(not-comparable) Brief or hurried.
flying visit
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(not-comparable) Capable of moving rapidly; highly mobile.
flying column
- (not-comparable, of a sail) Not secured by yards.
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(not-comparable, of a vessel) Capable of foiling.
Flying ferries are the watercraft of the future!
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(not-comparable) Designating a cattle brand consisting of a letter extended on both sides with tilde-like curved lines.
[…] some seventy-five cows belonging to William and Bernie with a Flying W […]
1972, Willie Newbury Lewis, Tapadero: The Making of a Cowboy, page 154:He brands his cow W (flying W) or — (two-bar).
1911, Boys' Life, volume 1, number 1, page 25:Wyles cut the fence, keeping the Flying D cowboys occupied rounding up their cattle.
2013, Janette Kenny, One Real Cowboy:
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(in-compounds, not-comparable) Being able to glide through the air.
flying squirrel
flying snake
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Coordinates
Deriveds
flying colours · Flying Dutchman · flying squid · flying bridge · flying lemur · Flying Fortress · flying rib · flying buttress · flying wedge · flying boat · flying monkeys · unflying · flying bomb · flying jenny · flying coffin · flying column · flying baker · flying kiss · flying fox · flying squad · hangar flying · what the flying fuck · flying ginny · flying V · flying visit · flying doctor · flying jib · flying rod · flying frog · flying picket · flying junction · flying toilet · flying meet · flying army · flying jibboom · flying fish · flying ointment · flubber · flying buttocks · flying jib boom · swift-flying · flying rat · flying circus · give a flying shit · give a flying crap · flying start · flying disk · flying cone · high-flying · flying lap · flying hatchetfish · flying shot · flying ice cube effect · flying gurnard · flying party · Flying Banana · flying spaghetti monster · flying bishop · flying point · flying disc golf · take a flying fuck · flying voter · flying eaves · actual flying time · flying stationer · flyingly · southern flying squirrel · flying lizard · flying arch · flying saucer · elapsed flying time · flying shit · flying carpet · flying squirrel · flying camp · Flying Spaghetti Monster · flying kick · flying brick · flying fuck · flying knee · flying car · flying freehold · flying mare · free-flying · the flying fuck out of · flying fig · flying cymbal · flying rowan · flying wing · flying cat · flying disc · flying officer · flying mouse · nonflying · flying purple people eater · non-flying · flying carp · flying phalanger · instrument flying
Synonyms
Translations (27)
sv flygande (that can fly) · la volucer (that can fly) · pt voador (that can fly) · pt voante (that can fly) · ca volador (that can fly) · es volante (that can fly) · cy hedegog (that can fly) · tr uçan (that can fly) · it volante (that can fly) · fi irti (nautical: not secured by yards) · fr volant (that can fly) · es volador (that can fly) · da flyvende (that can fly) · fi hätäinen (brief, hurrying) · fr volante (that can fly) · ga eitilte (that can fly) · ta பறக்கும் (that can fly) · de fliegend (that can fly) · grc πτηνός (that can fly) · ta பறக்கிற (that can fly) · fi lentävä (that can fly) · ca voladora (that can fly) · bg летя́щ (that can fly) · txb salamo (that can fly) · lt skraidantis (that can fly) · pt voadora (that can fly) · ga eitleach (brief, hurrying)