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Grammar : Adj
Spell : flee-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfli tɪŋ



Definition of fleeting

Origin :
  • early 13c., "fickle, shifting, unstable," from Old English fleotende "floating, drifting," later "flying, moving swiftly," from present participle of fleotan (see fleet (v.)). Meaning "existing only briefly" is from 1560s.
  • adj brief, transient
Example sentences :
  • Each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The girl looked up for a second with another of her fleeting, stealthy glances.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I was palsied with doubt, and the golden moments were fleeting, were fleeting.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Oh, there had been moments all the sweeter and more poignant because they had been so fleeting.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • In such a scene none had leisure to note the fleeting moments.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • How can it be possible that this world is all a fleeting show?
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various
  • Inspiration is fleeting, beauty is vain, and the power of the mind for wonder limited.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • My fleeting joy was being thrust back by hands most ruthless.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • They did not speak for a few moments until he remembered that time was fleeting.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • I wrote them after he had gone, and they are the history of my fleeting happiness.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

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