1. flying - noun
· an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
Synonym(s): flight
Hypernym(s): air_travel, aviation, air
2. fly - verb
· travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
Synonym(s): wing
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
3. fly - verb
· move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
Hypernym(s): move
4. fly - verb
· operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
5. fly - verb
· transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
6. fly - verb
· cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
7. fly - verb
· be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
8. fly - verb
· change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
Hypernym(s): change
9. fly - verb
· pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
Hypernym(s): elapse, lapse, pass, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along
10. fly - verb
· travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
Hypernym(s): travel
11. fly - verb
· display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Hypernym(s): show
12. fly - verb
· run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
Synonym(s): flee, take_flight
Hypernym(s): scat, run, scarper, turn_tail, lam, run_away, hightail_it, bunk, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, escape, fly_the_coop, break_away
13. fly - verb
· travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
14. fly - verb
· hit a fly
Hypernym(s): hit
15. fly - verb
· decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Hypernym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
16. flying - adjective
· moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"
Synonym(s): fast-flying
17. flying - adjective
· hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
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