6
expeditious(adjective, hot, fast, quick, velocity)
6
aeronautics(noun, science, navigation, flight, exploration)
6
soaring(noun, adjective, great, rise, big)
5
galloping(verb, adjective, velocity, hasty, urgent)
5
running(adjective, hasty, changing, mobile, shifting)
5
airborne(adjective, soaring, floating, aerial, pouring)
5
aviation(noun, navigation, flight)
5
evanescent(short, brief, temporary, transitory, short-lived)
5
express(adjective, fast, quick, velocity, rapid)
5
fading(verb, brief, transitory, short-lived, disappearing)
5
fluttering(adjective, soaring, floating, aerial, hovering)
5
going(noun, verb, fast, rapid, swift)
5
hot(adjective, quick, rapid, nimble, speedy)
5
prompt(adjective, fast, quick, summary, rapid)
5
snappy(adjective, hot, fast, quick, rapid)
5
transient(adjective, brief, temporary, transitory, short-lived)
5
waving(adjective, soaring, floating, aerial, hovering)
4
flaring
4
ballooning
4
breathless(adjective, hasty, urgent)
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