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flew¹

  • /fluː/
  • /fluʊ̯/
  • /fljuː/ dated

Sounds like flu, flue · Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

From Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, from Proto-Germanic *flaug, *flug-, past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą (“to fly”). Compare Saterland Frisian flooch (“flew”), West Frisian fleach (“flew”), Dutch vloog (“flew”), German flog (“flew”), Danish fløj (“flew”), Swedish flög (“flew”), Icelandic flaug (“flew”).

verb

  1. past simple past of fly

flew²

  • /fluː/
  • /fluʊ̯/
  • /fljuː/ dated

Sounds like flu, flue · Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

Unknown.

noun flews

  1. plural The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip. The raging hound's flews were twisted upwards in an angry snarl.

flew³

  • /fluː/
  • /fluʊ̯/
  • /fljuː/ dated

Sounds like flu, flue · Rhymes with -uː

adjective more flew · most flew · flue

  1. UK, dialectal shallow; flat

flew⁴

  • /fluː/
  • /fluʊ̯/
  • /fljuː/ dated

Sounds like flu, flue · Rhymes with -uː

verb

  1. obsolete, past simple past of flay

Flew⁵

proper noun

  1. A surname

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: made, drove, vol, jacked, blasted, circled, hit, left, rushed, traveled, travelled, flight, transported, stealing, visited, directed

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"flew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flew. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

flew. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flew

Chicago

"flew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flew.

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@misc{flew_2026,
  title = {flew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}