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单词 fleeting
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fleeting

[ flee-ting ]
/ ˈfli tɪŋ /
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adjective

passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.

Origin of fleeting

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

SYNONYMS FOR fleeting

passing, flitting, flying, brief, fugitive.
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OTHER WORDS FROM fleeting

fleet·ing·ly, adverbfleet·ing·ness, nounun·fleet·ing, adjective

Words nearby fleeting

fleet admiral, Fleet Air Arm, fleet ballistic missile submarine, fleet chief petty officer, fleet-footed, fleeting, fleet rate, Fleet Street, Fleetwood, Flegel's disease, Flegenheimer
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British Dictionary definitions for fleeting

fleeting
/ (ˈfliːtɪŋ) /

adjective

rapid and transienta fleeting glimpse of the sea

Derived forms of fleeting

fleetingly, adverbfleetingness, noun
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