- present participle of fly.
flying
Example Sentences
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A team of researchers have arrived at a remote island to inspect possible plane wreckage of famed aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937 while flying around the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The attacks prompted a warning from the European Union’s aviation regulator last week about flying through parts of Saudi airspace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
You earn these by flying or spending money with one of the airline’s partners and by using one of its credit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Royal Household has said she is an experienced pilot, having logged about 1,188 hours across several types of aircraft since she began flying in 2010.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
It wouldn’t matter that I’d done the crime in some unknown future or that current me had no flying clue what was going on.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
