noun
definition
(chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
example
The raging hound's flews were twisted upwards in an angry snarl.
Examples of flew in a Sentence
The birds flew to their nests.
Sparks soon flew again.
The door flew open.
The large, downy peaches would reach themselves into my hand, and as the joyous breezes flew about the trees the apples tumbled at my feet.
Sand flew as they soared and leapt through the desert.
Shadows chased her up the stairs and flew down the halls, coating the floors and walls in shallow, black fog.
She flew directly to Boston on Friday and I met her at Logan Airport at six.
We tracked three hundred that flew into Miami or Orlando.
A charge of fire tore through her, and Deidre's eyes flew open.
She held her breath, staring at the configuration as she flew through the atmosphere.
The door flew open before she could knock to reveal a stern woman in a monk's brown robes.
Daniela cried, and flew past her toward the rocks.
Her hands flew over the keypads as she checked the networks for signs of tampering.
One cannon ball, another, and a third flew over him, falling in front, beside, and behind him.
A yellow ball of hissing fur flew past her.
The specialist he flew in from Zurich arrives tonight.
Traci's gaze flew to her.
Her eyes flew up in shock that he knew about her plan to get Gabriel back.
He flew out of here like a rock off a kid's sling shot.
Bet you're glad you flew out there.
Fear flew through her as she recalled the disjointed dreams.
He flew into an abusive rage when he saw it.
He was hardly halfway across the stony field when one of the horse's shoes flew off.
With lively curiosity everyone tried to get a glimpse of the projectiles as they flew over their heads.
All their rushing and galloping at one another did little harm, the harm of disablement and death was caused by the balls and bullets that flew over the fields on which these men were floundering about.
Christ flew upward with his mother, and in their ascent a spark of light fell on the waters as Sophia.
It seems doubtful whether he ever again flew his flag at sea, and the date of his death is supposed to be 1671.
At this point, having rejected both the Newtonian mechanism of bodily substances and the Leibnitzian automatism of monadic substances, he flew to the Spinozistic unity of substance; except that, according to him, the one substance, God, is not extended at all, and is not merely thinking, but is a thinking, willing and acting spirit.
If they flew like ordinary flies their resemblance to Hymenoptera would be obscured by the rapidity of their flight and they might be caught on the wing by insectivorous birds or other insects; but when poised they display their coloration.
The Rear Admiral's flag flew in the destroyer "Warwick."
In the disputes in March 1919, between the railwaymen and the Government, he was the chief leader of the men, and at a moment of crisis he flew across to Paris to discuss the question with Mr. Lloyd George, then in attendance at the Peace Conference.
The news flew over Germany and beyond it that he had been slain by papal emissaries.
This form of attack, and the flights of arrows discharged by the English (which flew with the wind), produced confusion in the crowded benches of the French vessels, which in most cases must have been little more than open boats.
In common with the other Mascarene islands, it was the home of the dodo (Didus ineptus); there were also A phanapteryx, a species of rail, and a shortwinged heron (Ardea megacephala), which probably seldom flew.
The state flew to arms. The legislature called for Federal intervention (May 1874), and Federal troops maintained neutrality while investigations were conducted by a committee sent out by Congress.
This episode is known as the " Bear Flag War," inasmuch as there was short-lived talk of making California an independent state, and a flag with a bear as an emblem (California is still popularly known as the Bear Flag State)flew for a few days at Sonoma.
The thoughts of the converted soldier flew back to the military virtue of obedience.
She blocked, her gasp audible as the Original Being's energy flew through her.
He flew in a specialist, she responded, pulling the blanket over her head to shield her further from the sunlight.
Before Damian could react, a charge of electricity flew through him, carrying with it an invasive liquid that paralyzed him.
She turned the wooden latch and threw the door open, ducking as a chicken flew over her head.
The Fairlie Parish Church has a plaque commemorating the pilot Alan Boyle, who flew the first British monoplane in 1909.
As Clive lay on the ground, to his surprise, the lesser spotted wood lark flew down and settled on his boots.
She called the place in her books ' lark Rise ' because of the sky larks that flew over the fields.
When Pandora opened the box all the misfortunes that have since afflicted mankind flew out.
The only other scarce migrant seen was a Hen Harrier that flew north over Weston in the afternoon.
Three times ' planes flew overhead, but always at a very great height, and they did not molest the ship.
As the pair escaped, they almost flew into the frog ogres.
Whimbrel flew past in small flocks and a few American oystercatchers were seen, as well as many Kelp Gulls.
At least a dozen remain on the sea, along with 2 imm m Eiders, and an Egyptian Goose flew past.