flown

[ flohn ]

/ floʊn /

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verb

a past participle of fly².

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Words nearby flown

flowers of sulphur, flowers of tan, flowery, flowing, flowmeter, flown, flow-on, flow sheet, flowstone, flowy, Floxin

Other definitions for flown (2 of 2)

flown²

[ flohn ]

/ floʊn /

adjective

decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended: flown ceramic ware.

Archaic. filled to excess.

Origin of flown

Middle English flōwen; past participle of flow

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How to use flown in a sentence

Had they been properly trained, they could and should have flown themselves safely out of the emergency.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Wingsuit pilot Joby Ogwyn has climbed — and flown off — the highest peaks on the planet.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 1-7, 2014|William Boot|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An airplane had flown so close that he could see its machine guns and rockets.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is empty, the door swung open—perhaps the bird has already flown, or perhaps the cage awaits its next inhabitant.
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He asked if would fit anywhere on any of the aircraft that were flown in that part of the world.
How Amelia's Plane Was Found|Michael Daly|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But last night I told Mr. Hofer that my slender stock of patience had gone—flown—evaporated.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
As for Ephraim, their glory hath flown away like bird from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Before the chief could reply, a beautiful dove-colored bird had flown close to his ear and had spoken to him in soft, low tones.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
The crows, with a shriek of defiance at nothing in particular, having flown away, Miss Livingstone transferred her attention.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for flown (1 of 2)

flown¹

/ (fləʊn) /

verb

the past participle of fly 1

British Dictionary definitions for flown (2 of 2)

flown²

/ (fləʊn) /

adjective

relating to coloured (usually blue) decoration on porcelain that, during firing, has melted into the surrounding glaze giving a halo-like effect

Word Origin for flown

probably from the obsolete past participle of flow

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