adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fleeting glance (= a very quick look )
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Stephen exchanged a fleeting glance with his father.
a fleeting moment (= a very short time )
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For a fleeting moment she wanted to run away.
brief/fleeting/quick glimpse (= a very short look )
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We only had a fleeting glimpse of the river.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
glimpse
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Rory had only seen fleeting glimpses of it, but enough to know it was there.
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As Delaney and Forster hit the deck they caught a fleeting glimpse of the crazed man going for it again.
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That smile had afforded her a fleeting glimpse of another side of Adam Burns - a side that was warm and humorous.
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As I set off I had a fleeting glimpse of the leer of pure delight on Simkin's face.
moment
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Love flared through her, she felt desire and sadness too because she knew this was a fleeting moment .
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For a fleeting moment the Master reappeared.
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It was as though, at the height of a fever, you experienced a fleeting moment of wellbeing.
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A specific point of view of a space, in a fleeting moment of time, could be held in utter stillness.
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And in self-pity that the ugly reality of Berlin had once again destroyed her fleeting moment of happiness.
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For a fleeting moment Gina almost felt sorry for Hanne's recalcitrant son.
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For one fleeting moment the dark eyes seemed to dance.
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For a fleeting moment that is.
visit
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When we met, Carol was paying a fleeting visit to Paris.
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It was a fleeting visit , but in the best traditions of a charming Prince, he bowled them over.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I caught a fleeting glimpse of them as they drove past.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A specific point of view of a space, in a fleeting moment of time, could be held in utter stillness.
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He put the fleeting temptation aside, surprised that it had even occurred to him.
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Love flared through her, she felt desire and sadness too because she knew this was a fleeting moment.
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She felt a fleeting distant surprise as the cool night air whispered over her skin.
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Thankfully both pilots came out of their fleeting meeting physically unscathed but both will remember the event for ever more.
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The wind was tugging at her hair, the setting sun turning it to false and fleeting gold.