fleeting

[ flee-ting ]

/ ˈfli tɪŋ /

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adjective

passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.

Origin of fleeting

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at fleet², -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR fleeting

passing, flitting, flying, brief, fugitive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM fleeting

fleet·ing·ly, adverb fleet·ing·ness, noun un·fleet·ing, adjective

Words nearby fleeting

fleet ballistic missile submarine, fleet chief petty officer, fleet rate, fleet street, fleet-footed, fleeting, fleetwood, flegel's disease, flegenheimer, flehmen, fleishig

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For the overwhelming majority of people in this country, the likelihood of contracting it is fleetingly small.

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Only fleetingly visible for a while, she finally seemed to have sunk into the earth.

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He kissed her briefly, fleetingly, and returned to the paper.

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Valiant was the flier, but far mightier he who fleetingly pursued him.

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A thought that had fleetingly occurred to Simon before now formed itself solidly in his mind.

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British Dictionary definitions for fleetingly

fleeting

/ (ˈfliːtɪŋ) /

adjective

rapid and transient a fleeting glimpse of the sea

Derived forms of fleeting

fleetingly, adverb fleetingness, noun

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adjective

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fleeting

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