flying
That flies or can fly.
Example
“flying fox”
Other meanings
Brief or hurried.
“flying visit”
Capable of moving rapidly; highly mobile.
“flying column”
Synonyms
- fast-flying
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "fleynge".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “flying” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.