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fleeting
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fleet·ing

adjective \ˈflē-tiŋ\

Definition of FLEETING

: passing swiftly : transitory
— fleet·ing·ly \ˈflē-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
— fleet·ing·ness noun
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Examples of FLEETING

  1. I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet.
  2. <had a fleeting desire to jump into the cool lake but kept on hiking>

First Known Use of FLEETING

1563

Related to FLEETING

Synonyms
brief, deciduous, ephemeral, evanescent, flash, momentary, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitory
Antonyms
ceaseless, dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, lasting, long-lived, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending
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Rhymes with FLEETING

beating, eating, greeting, Keating, meeting, seating, sheeting, sweeting

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