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Flown Moderate

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Verb
1

past participle of fly

"The birds had flown south for the winter before the first frost arrived."

Adjective
1

Suspended in the flies.

"The heavy curtains had been blown inward by the storm, so I couldn't see if anyone was flown up to them on a rope."

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Origin

Flown comes from the Old English word flēogan, which meant "to fly." It entered the language through Middle English forms like flowen and floȝen.

Rhyming Words
own sown town lown mown gown rown down adown known grown frown shown brown sdown coown blown clown crown drown
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