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flies like a bird

flies like a bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 flies like a bird

What is flies like a bird the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flies like a bird is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly like a bird.

Words near flies like a bird in the dictionary

  1. flies in
  2. flies in the buttermilk
  3. flies in the face of
  4. flies in the ointment
  5. flies into
  6. flies like a bird
  7. flies low
  8. flies off
  9. flies off at a tangent
  10. flies off the handle
  11. flies off the shelves

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