- rapid and transient: a fleeting glimpse of the sea
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fleet•ing /ˈflitɪŋ/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- passing swiftly;
vanishing quickly:a fleeting glance.
fleet•ing
(flē′ting),USA pronunciation adj.
fleet′ing•ly, adv.
fleet′ing•ness, n.
- passing swiftly;
vanishing quickly;
transient;
transitory:fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
- 1325–75; Middle English; see fleet2, -ing2
fleet′ing•ness, n.
- passing, flitting, flying, brief, fugitive.
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fleeting /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ adj
'fleeting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fleet
- flying
- fugitive
- impermanent
- impressionism
- brief
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- flue
- fugacious
- hasty
- idea
- intangible
- lubricity
- lubricous
- momentary
- passing
- transient
- transitory
- volatile
- spasmodic
- sublunary