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flying vs sailing

sailing vs flying

flying and sailing both are nouns.

flying is an adjective but sailing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flying Yes Yes No No
sailing Yes No No No
As nouns, sailing is a hyponym of flying; that is, sailing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flying:
  • flying: an instance of traveling by air
  • sailing: the activity of flying a glider
Other hyponyms of flying include acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, blind flying, blind landing, ballooning, fly-by, flyover, flypast, glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, maiden flight, overflight, pass, solo, sortie, low level flight, terrain flight.
flying (noun) sailing (noun)
an instance of traveling by air riding in a sailboat
the work of a sailor
the departure of a vessel from a port
the activity of flying a glider
flying (adjective) sailing (adjective)
hurried and brief
moving swiftly
Difference between flying and sailing

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