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fleeting - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'fleeting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fleeting [ a.]
- Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.
2 . Fleeting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'fleeting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fleeting [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lasting for a markedly brief time
Example in sentence:
  • a fleeting glance;
  • a momentary glimpse;
  • fugitive hours;
  • rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass