Fleeting meaning

flētĭng
The definition of fleeting is passing by quickly.

An example of fleeting used as an adjective is the phrase a "fleeting interest," which means an interest that a person only has for a short period of time.

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Passing swiftly; not lasting.
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Passing quickly; ephemeral.

A fleeting glimpse; a fleeting interest in the campaign.

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Present participle of fleet.
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Origin of fleeting

  • From Middle English fleten (“to float”), from Old English flēotan (“to float”).

    From Wiktionary

Fleeting Sentence Examples

  • The sense was fleeting and overwhelming.

  • No grave note, warning us that the pleasures of this earth are fleeting, that the visible world is but a symbol of the invisible, that human life is a probation for the life beyond, interrupts the tinkling music as of castanets and tripping feet which gives a novel charm to these unique relics of the 13th century.

  • Images flowed behind her eyelids, most too fleeting to catch.

  • It enables him to fix fleeting memories and to communicate with his fellows.

  • The sound was like a rifle shot and for a fleeting second Dean feared someone had fired.

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