fleein'
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of fleein'
literally: flying, from flee ²
Example Sentences
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"O, it's the deevil fleein' efter somebody," she said.
From My Man Sandy by J. B. Salmond
I saw her mysel' rinnin' aboot the toon, frae ane till anither, wi' her lang hair doon the lang back o' her, an' fleein' i' the win', like a body dementit.
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
Weel, as he cam 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 Merry Men by Robert Louis Stevenson
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
Well," I tells him, "all I got to say is that the bird that had it must have been fleein' the police!
From Kid Scanlan by H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer
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