fly around
Frequency: 6.35.5 per million words
to fly in various directions within an area
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Examples (10)
- Moths always fly around the porch light at night.
- A flock of pigeons was flying around the town square, looking for food.
- Strange rumors have been flying around the office about a possible merger.
- When she opened the window, loose papers started to fly around the room.
- The new security drone will fly around the perimeter of the property every hour.
- During the brainstorming session, creative ideas began to fly around the conference table.
- As the old book was opened, dust motes began to fly around in the sunbeam.
- Accusations started to fly around after the money went missing.
- The children, pretending to be airplanes, flew around the garden.
- In the summer, colorful butterflies fly around the flowerbeds.