flying (Adj.)

flying (Adj.)
germ. flugula

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  • flying high — {adj.}, {slang} Very happy; joyful. * /Jack was flying high after his team won the game./ Compare: IN THE CLOUDS, ON TOP OP THE WORLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • flying high — {adj.}, {slang} Very happy; joyful. * /Jack was flying high after his team won the game./ Compare: IN THE CLOUDS, ON TOP OP THE WORLD …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • flying — [flī′iŋ] adj. 1. that flies or can fly 2. moving as if flying; moving swiftly; fast 3. like flight through the air 4. hasty and brief [a flying trip] 5. of or for aircraft or aviators 6. organized to act quickly, as in an emergency …   English World dictionary

  • flying\ high — adj slang Very happy; joyful. Jack was flying high after his team won the game. Compare: in the clouds, on top of the world …   Словарь американских идиом

  • flying — adj 1. soaring, sailing, zooming, cruising, coasting, sweeping, skimming; gliding, planing, volplaning, sailplaning; darting, flitting, flirting, hopping; taking wing, winging, winging one s way, taking off, taking to the air; airborne, volant,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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  • flying — /fluy ing/, adj. 1. making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object. 2. floating, fluttering, waving, hanging, or moving freely in the air: flying banners; flying hair. 3. extending through the …   Universalium

  • flying — [[t]fla͟ɪɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A flying animal has wings and is able to fly. ...species of flying insects. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something gets off to a flying start, or makes a flying start, they start very well, for example in a… …   English dictionary

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