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fleeting

[ flee-ting ]
/ ˈfli tÉȘƋ /
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adjective
passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
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Origin of fleeting

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at fleet2, -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM fleeting

fleet·ing·ly, adverbfleet·ing·ness, nounun·fleet·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fleeting

fleeting
/ (ˈfliːtÉȘƋ) /

adjective
rapid and transienta fleeting glimpse of the sea

Derived forms of fleeting

fleetingly, adverbfleetingness, noun
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