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say it: HAHY-flahy-ing
highflying is an adjective meaning "moving upward or along at a considerable height". It is pronounced /ˈhaɪˌflaɪɪŋ/ — HAHY-flahy-ing. It carries 2 recorded senses.
moving upward or along at a considerable height
“some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it”
extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions
“they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for highflying come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.