HyperDic: highflying

English > 2 senses of the word highflying:
ADJECTIVEallhighflyingmoving upward or along at a considerable height
allhighflyingextravagant or ambitious or extreme / extreme in aims or opinions
highflying > pronunciation
Soundshhay'flay.ihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > highflying: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningMoving upward or along at a considerable height.
Example"some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it"
BroaderascendingMoving or going or growing upward
English > highflying: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningExtravagant or ambitious or extreme / extreme in aims or opinions.
Example"they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company"
Broaderunrestrainednot subject to restraint

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