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adjective
- 1. lasting for a very short time: "for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy"
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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.
The meaning of FLEETING is passing swiftly : transitory. How to use fleeting in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fleeting.
adjective. us / ˈfliː.t̬ɪŋ / uk / ˈfliː.tɪŋ / 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.
(fliːtɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time. The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver. She wondered for a fleeting moment if he would put his arm around her. Synonyms: momentary, short, passing, flying More Synonyms of fleeting.
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.
Fleeting definition: passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory. See examples of FLEETING used in a sentence.
Definition of fleeting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time. The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver. Synonyms: momentary, short, passing, flying More Synonyms of fleeting. fleetingly adverb. A smile passed fleetingly across his face. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
fleeting meaning, definition, what is fleeting: lasting for only a short time: Learn more.
Define fleeting. fleeting synonyms, fleeting pronunciation, fleeting translation, English dictionary definition of fleeting. adj. Passing quickly; ephemeral: a fleeting glimpse; a fleeting interest in the campaign. fleet′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
