FLEETING


Meaning of FLEETING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fli:tɪŋ ]

Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time.

The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver...

She wondered for a fleeting moment if he would put his arm around her.

= brief

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• fleet‧ing‧ly

A smile passed fleetingly across his face...

ADV : usu ADV with v , also ADV adj

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