Read full poem →And separate from their kindred dregs below;
So flew the soul to its congenial place,
Nor left one virtue to redeem her race.
Dictionary Entry
(chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
In a Sentence
“The raging hound's flews were twisted upwards in an angry snarl.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
over flewback flewaway flewoff flew
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Poetry examples for “flew”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Yet takes one kiss before she parts for ever:
Thus from the world fair Zephalinda flew,
Saw others happy, and with sighs withdrew;
Read full poem →Lotis the nymph (if rural tales be true)
As from Priapus' lawless lust she flew,
Forsook her form, and, fixing here, became
Read full poem →Their fluid bodies half dissolved in light.
Loose to the wind their airy garments flew,
Thin glittering textures of the filmy dew,
Read full poem →As clocks run fastest when most lead is on;
What though no bees around your cradle flew,
Nor on your lips distill'd the golden dew,
Read full poem →We guessed not, nor what thing could be its name.
From each to each had sprung those sparks which flew
Together into fire. But we knew
Read full poem →The Poet struck them with his cane.
The little heads flew off, and they lay
Dying, open-mouthed and wondering,
Read full poem →My second bird did take her flight,
And with her mate flew out of sight;
Southward they both their course did bend,
Read full poem →Slowly drew me, conducted me, home, to herself; the needle
Which in the shaken compass flew hither and thither, at last, long
Quivering, poises to north. I think so. But I am cautious:
Read full poem →The two old birds had grown afraid
Or tired, and flew away.