flying

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Hyphenation: fly‧ing === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Adjective ==== flying (not comparable) That flies or can fly. Antonym: flightless Brief or hurried. Capable of moving rapidly; highly mobile. (nautical, of a sail) Not secured by yards. (nautical, of a vessel) Capable of foiling. Designating a cattle brand consisting of a letter extended on both sides with tilde-like curved lines. Coordinate term: lazy ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== flying present participle and gerund of fly === Etymology 2 === From Middle English flyinge, fleyng, fleyinge, fleynge, fleghyng, fleiʒeyng, flyeghynge, equivalent to fly +‎ -ing. Cognate with Danish flyvning (“flying”), Swedish flygning (“flying”), Norwegian flyvning, flygning, flyging, flying (“flying”). ==== Noun ==== flying (countable and uncountable, plural flyings) (countable, aviation) An act of flight. (uncountable, aerodynamics) The action or process of sustained motion through the air. (uncountable, nautical) The action of sustained hydrodynamic lift on hydrofoils lifting the vessel hull lifted out of the water, for sustained motion across water. Synonyms: foiling, hydrofoiling ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === flingy