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fleeting

/ˈfliːtɪŋ/adjective2 syllables

Fleeting means: lasting for a markedly brief time.

Synonyms for fleeting14

adjective, as in lasting for a markedly brief time

fugitive, momentaneous, momentary, short

also used for fleeting

transient, ephemeral, fugacious, earthly, brief, deciduous, evanescent, flying, runaway, fleer

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What does fleeting mean?1

adjective

1

lasting for a markedly brief time“a fleeting glance”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fleeting?14

Show 40 near rhymes
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Fleeting in a sentence

  • The customers gave him fleeting glances, then returned to their conversations.cafe
  • If pleasure is fleeting, so is the effort.Objectivesea
  • Beauty is a fleeting instant, an imaginary perfection – a sweet, dreamlike vision.carlosalberto
  • Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.Adelpa
  • There's nothing more fleeting than an eternity, nor something more eternal than a moment.DJ_Saidez
  • I watch the sky shift colors at dusk, a fleeting masterpiece.Igider
  • Ours was so fleeting that a star saw us and made a wish.DJ_Saidez
  • The stars remind us of our fleeting nature.Igider

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