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fleeting(dictionary)

fleeting (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: fleet 'to go quickly' (16-19 centuries), from Old English fleotan 'to float']
lasting for only a short time
-synonym brief brief
::a fleeting smile
::For one fleeting moment , Paula allowed herself to forget her troubles.
::I caught a fleeting glimpse of them as they drove past.
::Carol was paying a fleeting visit to Paris.
-- fleetingly adv