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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"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fleetingness noun

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

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   brief or quick: He had a fleeting moment of panic but quickly recovered. (Definition of fleeting from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of fleeting. fleeting. But can we really handle the fleeting nature of sound, the escape of sound (scapes)? From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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

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

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

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   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.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › fleetingFLEETING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Fleeting definition: passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory. See examples of FLEETING used in a sentence.

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

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   Passing quickly; ephemeral: a fleeting glimpse; a fleeting interest in the campaign.

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

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   (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.

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

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   Fleeting is an adjective that describes something that happens really fast, or something that doesn’t last as long as you’d like.