All flew synonyms
flew
F f noun flew
- canvased β Simple past tense and past participle of canvas.
- foxed β deceived; tricked.
- flapped β Simple past tense and past participle of flap.
- beetled β Projecting over.
- whirred β to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
adjective flew
- swelled β to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- bossed β Botany, Zoology. a protuberance or roundish excrescence on the body or on some organ of an animal or plant.
- trigged β neat, trim, smart, or spruce.
- smarted β to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- sounded β Surgery. a long, slender instrument for sounding or exploring body cavities or canals.
- classed β Simple past tense and past participle of class.
verb flew
- hovered β to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- soared β to fly upward, as a bird.
- glided β to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
- coasted β Simple past tense and past participle of coast.
- winged β having wings.
- fluttered β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- circled β Simple past tense and past participle of circle.
- climbed β simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- crossed β angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish: Don't be cross with me. Synonyms: petulant, fractious, irascible, waspish, crabbed, churlish, sulky, cantankerous, cranky, ill-tempered, impatient, irritable, fretful, touchy, testy. Antonyms: good-natured, good-humored; agreeable.
- drifted β Simple past tense and past participle of drift.
- operated β to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- piloted β a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- rushed β to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- shot β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sped β a simple past tense and past participle of speed.
- traveled β used or designed for use while traveling: a travel alarm clock.
- aviated β Simple past tense and past participle of aviate.
- barnstormed β Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- buzzed β a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- circumnavigated β Simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate.
- controlled β held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
- darted β a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
- dashed β made up of dashes: a dashed line down the middle of the road.
- dived β to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- fleeted β swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- flitted β to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- hopped β to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
- hurried β moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- jetted β a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
- maneuvered β a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- scudded β to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
- skimmed β to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
- skirted β the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- whisked β to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
- whizzed β to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
- zipped β zero or nothing: The score of last night's hockey game was 4βzip.
- tore β simple past tense of tear2 .
- raced β a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- fled β simple past tense and past participle of flee.