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English Dictionary: flying	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flying adj moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" Synonym(s): fast- flying, flying hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" Synonym(s): flying, quick, fast n an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" Synonym(s): flight, flying
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. {Flew} (fl[umac]); p. p. {Flown} (fl[omac]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle[a2]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[umac]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. {Fledge}, {Flight}, {Flock} of animals.] 1. To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird. 2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse. 3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag. Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. --Job v. 7. 4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies. Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. --Milton. The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on. --Bryant. 5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under {Flee}. Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --Milton. Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak. 6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart. {To fly about} (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind. {To fly around}, to move about in haste. [Colloq.] {To fly at}, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly. {To fly in the face of}, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist. {To fly off}, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt. {To fly on}, to attack. {To fly open}, to open suddenly, or with violence. {To fly out}. (a) To rush out. (b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license. {To let fly}. (a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. [bd]A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.[b8] --Addison. (b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let fly the sheets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.