fleeting

Meaning of fleeting

verb

To float.
To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
a ship that fleets the gulf
To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
To flee, to escape, to speed away.
To evanesce, disappear, die out.
To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
(of people) To move or change in position.
To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
To take the cream from; to skim.

adjective

Passing quickly; of short duration.

Information about fleeting

The plural form of fleeting is: fleetings.
Languages in which fleeting is used:
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Hyphenation of fleeting

fleet-ing

It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
fleeting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

fleeting synonyms

Meaning fugitive:

fugitive, momentaneous, momentary

Meaning :

Translation of fleeting

Portuguese: fugaz
French: fugace
German: flüchtig
Spanish: fugaz, efímero
Italian: effimero

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