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flew like a bird

flew like a bird is the simple past of fly like a bird.

Meaning of fly like a bird

Verb

fly like a bird (third-person singular simple present flies like a bird, present participle flying like a bird, simple past flew like a bird, past participle flown like a bird)

  1. (simile) To be adept at flying.

Questions about flew like a bird

What is flew like a bird the simple past of?
Flew like a bird is the simple past of fly like a bird.

Words near flew like a bird in the dictionary

  1. flew by the seat of one's pants
  2. flew high
  3. flew in
  4. flew in the face of
  5. flew into
  6. flew like a bird
  7. flew low
  8. flew off
  9. flew off at a tangent
  10. flew off the handle
  11. flew off the shelves

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