Flying
Flying adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.
Propelling and flying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Propelling" instead an adjective "Flying".
Propelling
Propelling adjective - Tending to or capable of propelling.
Flying and propelling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flying" instead an adjective "Propelling".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
Starbug encounter a huge rat and ends flying into its backside, propelling it along.
Source: Rodents of Unusual Size - Faith grabs the bar and swings into the helicopter, propelling her feet squarely into Jackknife's chest, sending him flying out of the helicopter and plummeting to his doom.
Source: Anti-Climax Boss - Not Quite Flight: Several heroes get around town as if they were flying by gliding, jumping, propelling themselves through the air by shooting out their own blood, or using a Grappling-Hook Pistol.
Source: Roleplay / A World Of Heroes
Cite this Source
Propelling and Flying. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flying/propelling
Flying & Propelling. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flying/propelling>.
Propelling or Flying. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flying/propelling.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "flying" and "propelling" have occurred on timeline