fliegen — meaning in English

English meaning

• fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
• hurtle verb To throw something with great force.

Senses

fliegen is used for these senses in English:

• fly (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
• hurtle To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.

fly — full definition

1. noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
2. verb To travel through the air, especially by aircraft.
3. verb To move or proceed very quickly.
4. adj Stylish, cool, or fashionable.

hurtle — full definition

1. verb To throw something with great force.
2. verb To make someone or something crash hard into another person or thing, or to crash into one another this way.
3. verb To criticise or attack someone strongly, either in speech or in writing.
4. verb To move very fast and out of control, often noisily.

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