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flies off

flies off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly off.

Meaning of fly off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To flee rapidly; to run away.
  2. (intransitive) To be spurred into ranting, shouting or otherwise agitated speaking.

Questions about flies off

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

Words near flies off in the dictionary

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

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