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adverb
- 1. for a very short time: "only fleetingly does she let any strain show"
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adverb. uk / ˈfliː.tɪŋ.li / us / ˈfliː.t̬ɪŋ.li / Add to word list. in a way that lasts only a short time: I glimpsed her fleetingly through the window. The subject was mentioned only fleetingly. See. fleeting. Fewer examples. They have seen each other only fleetingly in recent years. I met him fleetingly in the town centre.
in a way that lasts only a short time: I glimpsed her fleetingly through the window. The subject was mentioned only fleetingly. See. fleeting. Fewer examples. They have seen each other only fleetingly in recent years. I met him fleetingly in the town center. Pierre saw it only fleetingly before it disappeared.
fleetingly. ˈflē-tiŋ-lē. adverb. fleetingness noun. Synonyms. brief. deciduous. ephemeral. evanescent. flash. fugacious. fugitive. impermanent. momentary. passing. short-lived. temporary. transient. transitory. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for fleeting.
adverb. lasting for a very short time; momentarily. The word fleetingly is derived from fleeting, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. fleeting in British English. (ˈfliːtɪŋ) adjective. rapid and transient. a fleeting glimpse of the sea. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
adjective. uk / ˈfliː.tɪŋ / us / ˈfliː.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list. short or quick: a fleeting glimpse. This is just a fleeting visit. Synonyms. brief (SHORT IN TIME) ephemeral. evanescent formal. fugitive (TEMPORARY) formal. momentary. passing. short-lived. transient formal. transitory formal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Definition of fleetingly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fleetingly. [ˈfliːtɪŋlɪ] ADV [ smile, see, think, recall] → fugazmente. he wondered fleetingly if she knew → se preguntó por un instante si ella lo sabía. the joy they shared so fleetingly → esa alegría tan efímera que compartieron.
adverb. In a fleeting manner. Wiktionary. Transiently. Wiktionary. Origin of Fleetingly. fleeting + -ly. From Wiktionary. Fleetingly Sentence Examples. Fleetingly, she registered the familiar scent of pine trees and grass and thought of how long it had been since she visited her family.
Fleeting definition: passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory. See examples of FLEETING used in a sentence.
Fleeting is an adjective that describes something that happens really fast, or something that doesn’t last as long as you’d like. Driving in a car on the highway, you see a unicorn in the woods, but you only get a fleeting glimpse of it because you’re driving too fast. Bummer.
