fleein'
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of fleein'
literally: flying, from flee ²
Example Sentences
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The stairheid was fu' o' fowk, a' oot in their nicht-goons to see what was ado; but, I can ashure you, when they saw Sandy comin' fleein' up, they shune disappeared.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
Awa' alang a passage he gaed, fleein' like a huntit tod.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
We were sittin' enjoyin' a crack, an' lookin' oot at the windas, watchin' the bairns in their coaches, an' the birds fleein' aboot as happy as crickets, huntin' for wirms amon' the young girss.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
There’s a flock comin’, an’ they’re fleein’ low.”
From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
When I turned, here's him fleein' in the Sands wi' his fingers in his lugs, like spring-heeled Jeck.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
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