fleein'
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of fleein'
literally: flying, from flee ²
Example Sentences
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Weel, as he came ower the wast end o' the Black Hill, ae day, he saw first twa, an' syne fower, an' syne seeven corbie craws fleein' round an' round abune the auld kirkyaird.
From Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
Juist at that meenit Sandy cam' fleein' alang the passage again, an' by this time a' the fowk in the hotel were oot on the stairs.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
"O, it's the deevil fleein' efter somebody," she said.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
Aye, an' a' the ither buddies fleein' aefter Him, an' botherin' Him, but no her, no her!
From The Silver Maple by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
No a hair—'cep' it be 'at there's no sae mony ill words fleein' aboot the place.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
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