Synonyms for fleeting

Grammar : Adj

Spell : flee-ting

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfli tɪŋ

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Définition 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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