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    fleeting
    /ˈfliːtɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. lasting for a very short time: "for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLEETING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLEETING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fleetingFleeting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FLEETING is passing swiftly : transitory. How to use fleeting in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fleeting.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLEETING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfleeting adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of fleeting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › fleetingFleeting - definition of fleeting by The Free Dictionary

    fleeting - lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fleetingFleeting - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › fleeting_adjfleeting, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective fleeting mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fleeting, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordFLEETING - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

    Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time. All you need to know about "FLEETING" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFLEETING definition in American English - Collins Online...

    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.