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

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

  6. Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time. The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver. American English : fleeting / ˈflitɪŋ /

  7. 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...

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

  9. 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.

  10. fleeting meaning, definition, what is fleeting: lasting for only a short time: Learn more.

  11. Fleeting Definition. flētĭng. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. Passing swiftly; not lasting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: volatile. vaporous. unsubstantial. unenduring. shadowy. perishable. instantaneous. impermanent. gossamer. ethereal. ephemerous. elusive.