Flying
['flaɪɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) hurried and brief; 'paid a flying visit'; 'took a flying glance at the book'; 'a quick inspection'; 'a fast visit' .
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fly
(v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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To dream of flying high through a space, denotes marital calamities. To fly low, almost to the ground, indicates sickness and uneasy states from which the dreamer will recover. To fly over muddy water, warns you to keep close with your private affairs, as enemies are watching to enthrall you. To fly over broken places, signifies ill luck and gloomy surroundings. If you notice green trees and vegetation below you in flying, you will suffer temporary embarrassment, but will have a flood of prosperity upon you. To dream of seeing the sun while flying, signifies useless worries, as your affairs will succeed despite your fears of evil. To dream of flying through the firmament passing the moon and other planets; foretells famine, wars, and troubles of all kinds. To dream that you fly with black wings, portends bitter disappointments. To fall while flying, signifies your downfall. If you wake while falling, you will succeed in reinstating yourself. For a young man to dream that he is flying with white wings above green foliage, foretells advancement in business, and he will also be successful in love. If he dreams this often it is a sign of increasing prosperity and the fulfilment of desires. If the trees appear barren or dead, there will be obstacles to combat in obtaining desires. He will get along, but his work will bring small results. For a woman to dream of flying from one city to another, and alighting on church spires, foretells she will have much to contend against in the way of false persuasions and declarations of love. She will be threatened with a disastrous season of ill health, and the death of some one near to her may follow. For a young woman to dream that she is shot at while flying, denotes enemies will endeavor to restrain her advancement into higher spheres of usefulness and prosperity.
Editor: Oswald
Examples
- Now look at the Galeopithecus or so-called flying lemur, which was formerly ranked among bats, but is now believed to belong to the Insectivora. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- They are often described as _flying_ reptiles, and pictures are drawn of Mesozoic scenery in which they are seen soaring and swooping about. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An old woman who seems to have been flying into town on a broomstick, every now and then. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- A bird flying to the hedge,' was all he thought about it; and came back, and resumed his walk. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She came flying into my room when I was ill in bed, and frightened me half out of my wits. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Gerald came round as she was trying to capture the flying rabbit under her arm. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Again he thought, how during this long month, he had avoided Perdita, flying from her as from the stings of his own conscience. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- There were also a great variety of flying cockroaches. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We had scarcely reached the edge of the timber when I heard the flutter of wings overhead, and in an instant I saw two or three turkeys flying away. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It would be flying in the face of the Almighty that's prospered him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Yet America has not so far reached the intense enthusiasm over flying that fills the lands of Europe. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Through the dust and the flying crowd rode the victors, slaying and slaying until darkness stayed the slaughter. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Her warm breath playing, flying rhythmically over his ear, seemed to relax the tension. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Nothing but the cloud of arrows flying so thick as to dazzle mine eyes, and to hide the bowmen who shoot them. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Now she is no more fit for travelling than I am for flying. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
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