flying (redirected from goes flying)

fly·ing  (flng)

adj.

1. Of or relating to aviation: a flying time of three hours between cities.

2. Capable of or engaged in flight: The bat is a flying mammal.

3. Situated, extending, or functioning in the air: a flying deck.

4.

a. Swiftly moving; fleet: played the difficult passage with flying fingers.

b. Done or performed swiftly in or as if in the air: crossed the goal line with a flying leap.

5. Brief; hurried: made a flying visit to the neighbors' house; took a flying glance at the report.

6. Capable of swift deployment or response; extremely mobile.

7. Nautical Not secured by spars or stays. Used of a sail.

n.

1. Flight in an aircraft or spacecraft.

2. The piloting or navigation of an aircraft or spacecraft.

Idiom:

with flying colors

With complete or outstanding success: passed the Latin examination with flying colors.

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flying

Noun

the act of piloting, navigating, or travelling in an aircraft

Adjective

1. hurried and brief: a flying visit

2. fast or built for speed: Australia's flying fullback

3. hanging, waving, or floating freely: flags flying proudly

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flying - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" flight air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, acrobatics - the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft blind flying, blind landing - using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. ballooning - flying in a balloon fly-by, flypast, flyover - a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground gliding, sailplaning, soaring, glide, sailing - the activity of flying a glider maiden flight - the first flight of its kind; "the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989" overflight - a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) pass - a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" solo - a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied sortie - (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) low level flight, terrain flight - flight at very low altitudes
Adj.	1.	flying - moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" fast-flying moving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine"
	2.	flying - hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" quick, fast hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

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flying

adjective 1. airborne, waving, winging, floating, streaming, soaring, in the air, hovering, flapping, gliding, fluttering, wind-borne, volitant

adjective 2. fast, running, express, speedy, winged, mobile, rapid, fleet, mercurial

adjective 3. hurried, brief, rushed, fleeting, short-lived, hasty, transitory, fugacious

Translations

flying [ˈflaɪɪŋ] n (activity) → (el) volar

adj flying visit → visita relámpago;

with flying colours → con lucimiento

flying [ˈflaɪɪŋ] fly n (= activity) → aviation f (= action); vol m

adj flying visit → visite f éclair inv;

with flying colours → haut la main;

he doesn't like flying → il n'aime pas voyager en avion

flying [ˈflaɪɪŋ] fly n → Fliegen nt

adj a flying visit → ein Blitzbesuch m;

he doesn't like flying fly → er fliegt nicht gerne;

with flying colours fly → mit fliegenden Fahnen

flying [ˈflaɪɪŋ] n (activity) → aviazione f;

(action) → volo

adj flying visit → visita volante;

with flying colours → con risultati brillanti;

he doesn't like flying → non gli piace viaggiare in aereo