flee
verb (used without object)
to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
am fleeing
-
present progressiveof flee (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"I am fleeing the war and all of a sudden I am on the street," says the woman, 45 who fled Bucha, north of Kyiv.
From BBC ● May 27, 2022
"I am fleeing the war and all of a sudden I am on the street," she said.
From BBC ● May 24, 2022
She added: "All of a sudden I am fleeing the war and all of a sudden I am on the street."
From BBC ● May 24, 2022
In one recent post, titled “Put in my notice, I am fleeing public accounting baby!!,” commenters congratulate the poster on their escape.
From The Verge ● Jan. 31, 2022
I am by kind an ass— Asinus Caballus—and the cause of my coming to this place is that I am fleeing from the son of Adam.'
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
