Meaning

7 senses
  1. (not comparable)That flies or can fly.

    flying fox

    a flying rumour

    fliegend

  2. (not comparable)Brief or hurried.

    flying visit

    hurried and brief

  3. (not comparable)Capable of moving rapidly; highly mobile.

    flying column

    moving swiftly

  4. (not comparable)Not secured by yards.

  5. (not comparable)Capable of foiling.

    Flying ferries are the watercraft of the future!

  6. (not comparable)Designating a cattle brand consisting of a letter extended on both sides with tilde-like curved lines.

  7. (in compounds, not comparable)Being able to glide through the air.

    flying squirrel

    flying snake

Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
that can fly:

Origin

From Middle English fleynge, fleeʒinge, flihinde, vlyinde, vleoinde, flyand,

From Middle English fleynge, fleeʒinge, flihinde, vlyinde, vleoinde, flyand,

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