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flew

/fluː/verb1 syllable

Flew means: pass away rapidly.

Synonyms for flew9

verb, as in pass away rapidly

fly, fell, vanish, vaporize

verb, as in decrease rapidly and disappear

vanish, fly, vaporize, fell

verb, as in travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

fly, wing, aviate, pilot

verb, as in operate an airplane

fly, aviate, pilot

verb, as in transport by aeroplane

fly, aviate, pilot

verb, as in travel in an airplane

fly, aviate, pilot

verb, as in travel through the air; be airborne

verb, as in run away quickly

flee, fly, take flight

verb, as in cause to fly or float

verb, as in display in the air or cause to float

verb, as in move quickly or suddenly

verb, as in be dispersed or disseminated

verb, as in change quickly from one emotional state to another

verb, as in hit a fly

What does flew mean?14

verb

1

pass away rapidly“Time flies like an arrow”

2

decrease rapidly and disappear“the money vanished in las Vegas”

3

travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft“Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic”

4

operate an airplane“The pilot flew to Cuba”

5

transport by aeroplane“We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America”

6

travel in an airplane“she is flying to Cincinnati tonight”

7

travel through the air; be airborne“Man cannot fly”

8

run away quickly“He threw down his gun and fled”

9

cause to fly or float“fly a kite”

10

display in the air or cause to float“fly a kite”

11

move quickly or suddenly“He flew about the place”

12

be dispersed or disseminated“Rumors and accusations are flying”

13

change quickly from one emotional state to another“fly into a rage”

14

hit a fly

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with flew?60

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All 60 rhymes for flew, grouped by syllable

Flew in a sentence

  • After the bird had sung, it flew away.shea
  • The cicada nymph was caught in a spider web, grew wings and flew away.vaijiro
  • When the editor returned from lunch, he flew into a rage.Eccles17
  • Having observed humanity for a while, the aliens simply flew on, shaking their heads.sundown
  • The object flew away to the south, giving out flashes of light.unknown
  • After opening its cage, my parakeet flew away.Missy_Hissy
  • He couldn't see, because dust flew into his eyes.ariarin
  • Once it was done singing, the bird flew away.DJ_Saidez

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