high-flying

adjective

high-fly·​ing ˈhī-ˈflī-iŋ 

1

: marked by extravagance, pretension, or excessive ambition

2

: rising to considerable height

Examples of high-flying in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The defense fed off of that and kept the usually high-flying Golden Eagles offense silent the whole second half, forcing two turnovers on down. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management bet big on megacap technology stocks in the second quarter, while selling off former high-flying memory chip makers. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

One thing is certain — Mets relief pitcher Jefry Yan got everyone’s attention with his high-flying, post-strikeout celebration during his MLB debut on Wednesday in Cleveland against the Guardians. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Gable survived a Mexican Destroyer on the apron as well as the rest of Penta’s high-flying moves. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high-flying

• buying
• crying
• drying
• dyeing
• dying
• flying
• frying
• lying
• plying
• prying
• shying
• sighing