Flying and Headlong

Flying

Flying adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.
Usage example: a flying attempt at finishing the work

Headlong and flying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Headlong" instead an adjective "Flying".

Nearby Words: fly, flyer, flyover

Headlong

Headlong adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.
Usage example: terrified forest creatures in a headlong retreat from the rapidly spreading fire

Flying and headlong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flying" instead an adjective "Headlong".

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Flying Man Smash to Black: Quite literally; the scene blacks out after the protagonist's car crashes headlong into the Flying Man.
  • Watch Out for That Tree! In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the title character and his best friend Ron Weasley drive a flying car headlong into a tree on the grounds of Hogwarts.
  • King of the Hill: At a sweat lodge vision quest, Bill sees himself riding a motorcycle naked, and flying headlong into a giant pie.
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