flying

(noun) an instance of traveling by air. Synonyms: flight. Example: "Flying was still an exciting adventure for him."

(verb) travel through the air; be airborne. Synonyms: fly, wing. Example: "Man cannot fly."

(verb) move quickly or suddenly. Synonyms: fly. Example: "He flew about the place."

(verb) operate an airplane. Synonyms: fly, aviate, pilot. Example: "The pilot flew to cuba."

(verb) transport by aeroplane. Synonyms: fly. Example: "We fly flowers from the caribbean to north america."

(verb) cause to fly or float. Synonyms: fly. Example: "Fly a kite."

(verb) be dispersed or disseminated. Synonyms: fly. Example: "Rumors and accusations are flying."

(verb) change quickly from one emotional state to another. Synonyms: fly. Example: "Fly into a rage."

(verb) pass away rapidly. Synonyms: fly, fell, vanish. Examples: "Time flies like an arrow." "Time fleeing beneath him."

(verb) travel in an airplane. Synonyms: fly. Examples: "She is flying to cincinnati tonight." "Are we driving or flying?."

(verb) display in the air or cause to float. Synonyms: fly. Examples: "Fly a kite." "All nations fly their flags in front of the u.n.."

(verb) run away quickly. Synonyms: flee, fly, take flight. Example: "He threw down his gun and fled."

(verb) travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft. Synonyms: fly. Example: "Lindbergh was the first to fly the atlantic."

(verb) hit a fly. Synonyms: fly.

(verb) decrease rapidly and disappear. Synonyms: vanish, fly, vaporize. Examples: "The money vanished in las vegas." "All my stock assets have vaporized."

(adj) moving swiftly. Synonyms: fast-flying. Examples: "Fast-flying planes." "Played the difficult passage with flying fingers."

(adj) hurried and brief. Synonyms: quick, fast. Examples: "Paid a flying visit." "Took a flying glance at the book." "A quick inspection." "A fast visit."