Oxford logo
Toggle navigation
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Sign in
Dictionaries
Dictionaries home
English
American English
Academic
Collocations
German-English
Grammar
Grammar home
Practical English Usage
Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta)
Word Lists
Word Lists home
My Word Lists
Topics
Recent additions
Resources
Resources home
Text Checker
Redeem
Upgrade
Help
TOP
English
English
American English
Academic English
Collocations
Practical English Usage
German-English
English-German
English
American English
Enter search text
Definition of
flying noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
flying
noun
/ˈflaɪɪŋ/
/ˈflaɪɪŋ/
[uncountable]
jump to other results
travelling in an aircraft
I'm terrified of flying.
operating the controls of an aircraft
flying lessons
a flying instructor
See
flying
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
See
flying
in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
Check pronunciation:
flying
Other results
All matches
flying
adjective
flying
flying boat
noun
flying fish
noun
flying fox
noun
flying leap
noun
flying suit
noun
high-flying
adjective
flying doctor
noun
flying jacket
noun
flying picket
noun
flying saucer
noun
flying squad
noun
flying start
noun
flying visit
noun
yogic flying
noun
flying buttress
noun
flying machine
noun
flying officer
noun
flying squirrel
noun
See more
Idioms
go flying
with flying colors
with flying colours
keep the flag flying
get off to a flying start
Nearby words
fly half
noun
flying
adjective
flying
noun
flying boat
noun
flying buttress
noun
apple
noun
From the
Word list
Oxford 3000
A1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day