1.an instance of traveling by air;
flying was still an exciting adventure for him
2.capable of or engaged in flight;
the bat is a flying animal
3.moving swiftly;
fast-flying planes
4.streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air;
ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her
5.designed for swift movement or action;
a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city
6.of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation;
a flying time of three hours between cities
7.hurried and brief;
paid a flying visit
8.done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line;
a flying start