The compound verb "were flying" is intransitive; it does not require any direct object to complete its meaning, but instead describes an independent characteristic of the subject of a clause in which it occurs.
its intransitive because there is no object in the sentence
The verb 'questioned' can be transitive or intransitive. Examples: Transitive: I was questioned endlessly. Intransitive: I questioned the veracity of the his excuse.
intransitive
It is transitive in "I looked at the dog." It is intransitive in "I looked sick."
transitive
transitive
transitive
It can be both intransitive and transitive. "The wind is blowing" is intransitive. "I'm blowing him a kiss" is transitive.
Impatient is an adjective. Only action verbs can be transitive or intransitive.
To fell a tree = transitive I fell = intransitive
Transitive
Adverbs aren't transitive or intransitive. Transitive is an action verb that takes a direct object; intransitive is an action verb that does not take a direct object.