meaning of flying
1. Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
2. A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exocoetus, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans.
3. One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long leaps.
4. of Fly
5. an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for
">him"
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