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flying apart

flying apart is the present participle and gerund of fly apart.

Meaning of fly apart

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, intransitive) To break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.

Questions about flying apart

What is flying apart the present participle and gerund of?
Flying apart is the present participle and gerund of fly apart.

Words near flying apart in the dictionary

  1. flyin'
  2. flying
  3. flying a kite
  4. flying ace
  5. flying aces
  6. flying apart
  7. flying arch
  8. flying arches
  9. flying armies
  10. flying army
  11. flying at

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