FLYING

adj. traveling through the air on wings; carried in the wind; quick, swift; passing; escaping

n. traveling through the air; flight

v. travel through the air; travel in an airplane; operate an airplane; make something travel through the air; flee; run; pass quickly; toss; cause to float or wave in the air; be waved; travel across or through (in flight)

Flying is the act or process of flight. The term may also refer to:Flying (magazine), an aviation monthly"Flying" (song), an instrumental song by the Beatles"Flying", a song by James Newton Howard on the 2003 Peter Pan soundtrackFlying (film), a 1986 filmFlying (book), a memoir by Kate MillettThe name of several record labels:Flying Fish RecordsFlying Nun RecordsFlying Rhino RecordsFlying Tart
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Noun
1. an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
(synonym) flight
(hypernym) air travel, aviation, air
(hyponym) acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying
(derivation) fly
Adjective
1. capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal"
(similar) winged
2. moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"
(synonym) fast-flying
(similar) moving
3. streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze"
(synonym) aflare, flaring, waving
(similar) moving
4. designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"
(similar) mobile
5. of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects"
(similar) air(a)
6. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
(synonym) quick, fast
(similar) hurried
7. done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap"
(similar) running(a)

Noun
1. two-winged insects characterized by active flight
(hypernym) dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
(hyponym) housefly, Musca domestica
(member-holonym) Diptera, order Diptera
(part-meronym) alula, calypter
(derivation) wing
2. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
(synonym) tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, tent flap
(hypernym) flap
(part-holonym) fly tent
3. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
(synonym) fly front
(hypernym) opening
(part-holonym) garment
4. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
(synonym) fly ball
(hypernym) hit, hitting, striking
(hyponym) blast
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
5. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
(hypernym) fisherman's lure, fish lure
(hyponym) dry fly
Verb
1. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
(synonym) wing
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) buzz
2. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
(hypernym) move
3. fly a plane
(synonym) aviate, pilot
(hypernym) operate, control
(hyponym) fly blind
(entail) wing
(derivation) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
4. transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
(hypernym) transport, carry
(hyponym) airlift, lift
(verb-group) aviate, pilot
(derivation) flight, flying
5. cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
(hyponym) kite
(cause) float, drift, be adrift, blow
6. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
7. change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
(hypernym) change
8. pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
(synonym) fell, vanish
(hypernym) elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
(verb-group) vanish, vaporize
9. travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
(hypernym) travel
(hyponym) red-eye
(verb-group) aviate, pilot
(derivation) flier, flyer
(classification) air travel, aviation, air
10. display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
(hypernym) show
11. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
(synonym) flee, take flight
(hypernym) run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
(hyponym) break
12. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
(hypernym) travel, journey
(verb-group) wing
(derivation) flight, flying
13. hit a fly
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) fly ball
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
14. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
(synonym) vanish, vaporize
(hypernym) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
(verb-group) fell, vanish
Adjective
1. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
(similar) alert
(classification) colloquialism
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

To dream of flying high through a space, denotes marital calamities.

To fly low, almost to the ground, indicates sickness and uneasy states from which the dreamer will recover.

To fly over muddy water, warns you to keep close with your private affairs, as enemies are watching to enthrall you.

To fly over broken places, signifies ill luck and gloomy surroundings. If you notice green trees and vegetation below you in flying, you will suffer temporary embarrassment, but will have a flood of prosperity upon you.

To dream of seeing the sun while flying, signifies useless worries, as your affairs will succeed despite your fears of evil.

To dream of flying through the firmament passing the moon and other planets; foretells famine, wars, and troubles of all kinds.

To dream that you fly with black wings, portends bitter disappointments. To fall while flying, signifies your downfall. If you wake while falling, you will succeed in reinstating yourself.

For a young man to dream that he is flying with white wings above green foliage, foretells advancement in business, and he will also be successful in love. If he dreams this often it is a sign of increasing prosperity and the fulfilment of desires. If the trees appear barren or dead, there will be obstacles to combat in obtaining desires. He will get along, but his work will bring small results.

For a woman to dream of flying from one city to another, and alighting on church spires, foretells she will have much to contend against in the way of false persuasions and declarations of love. She will be threatened with a disastrous season of ill health, and the death of some one near to her may follow.

For a young woman to dream that she is shot at while flying, denotes enemies will endeavor to restrain her advancement into higher spheres of usefulness and prosperity.
  

A new type of ride where the seats are tilted back, to give the feeling of flight. The track varies from inverted to conventional, so the rider is sometimes facing the sky and sometimes the ground.