flee
verb (used without object)
to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
am fleeing
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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
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"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
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
"I am fleeing the war and all of a sudden I am on the street," she said.
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 fleeing from the apparitors and the Governor’s curials for the last two years.
From The Hermits by Charles Kingsley
