English · Word Candidate

flying

/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: flyings

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

That flies or can fly.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có thể bay hoặc đang bay

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Adjective

Examples

flying fox

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Brief or hurried.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ngắn gọn hoặc vội vàng

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Adjective

Examples

flying visit

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An act of flight.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động bay

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Noun

Examples

"Flyings" could vary considerably in complexity and lavishness and could involve an actor or property being either lifted from the stage into the flies above or vice versa. As Colin Visser has observed, flyings and sinkings are both "associated with supernatural manifestations of various kinds" […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The action or process of sustained motion through the air.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động hoặc quá trình di chuyển liên tục qua không khí

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Noun

Examples

His seconde hawke wexyd gery And was with flyenge wery. She had flowyn so oft, That on the rode loft She perkyd her to rest.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “flying” mean?

That flies or can fly.

Is “flying” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.