- present participle of fly.
flying
Example Sentences
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Moores and a volunteer team from nearby University of Southampton have been flying drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras up and down the six-mile stretch of river where Samba is believed to be hiding out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Other items that Haaland purchased and featured on his YouTube video have also been flying off the shelves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
As a medical student, Hamawy had gone to Bosnia, flying into Sarajevo on a white U.N. plane while the city was under siege.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Sophie Guiot showed AFP a picture of a water-dumping plane flying over her home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The words came flying out of my mouth without stopping to ask permission from my brain.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
