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flying without a licence

flying without a licence is the present participle and gerund of fly without a licence.

Meaning of fly without a licence

Verb

fly without a licence (third-person singular simple present flies without a licence, present participle flying without a licence, simple past flew without a licence, past participle flown without a licence)

  1. (humorous, informal) To inadvertently have one's flies (trouser opening) undone.
    • How embarrassing. I didn't notice that I was flying without a licence.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fly, without, a, license.

Questions about flying without a licence

What is flying without a licence the present participle and gerund of?
Flying without a licence is the present participle and gerund of fly without a licence.

Words near flying without a licence in the dictionary

  1. flying wedges
  2. flying white
  3. flying wing
  4. flying wings
  5. flying with leaden wings
  6. flying without a licence
  7. flyingfish
  8. flyingfishes
  9. flyingly
  10. flyings
  11. flyleaf

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