- fleetingly adv
- "I've joined the navy," Tom said fleetingly.
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fleetingly adv
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Fleetingly — Fleet ing*ly, adv. In a fleeting manner; swiftly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fleetingly — adv. Fleetingly is used with these verbs: ↑wonder … Collocations dictionary
fleetingly — adv. briefly, momentarily, quickly … English contemporary dictionary
fleetingly — adv briefly, for a moment, for an instant, for a second, quickly, momentarily, casually … Useful english dictionary
fleet n — fleetingly adv … English expressions
fleeting — fleetingly, adv. fleetingness, n. /flee ting/, adj. passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance. [1325 75; ME; see FLEET2, ING2] Syn. passing, flitting, flying, brief, fugitive. * * * … Universalium
fleeting — [[t]fli͟ːtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Fleeting is used to describe something which lasts only for a very short time. The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver... She wondered for a fleeting moment if he would put his arm around her … English dictionary
fleeting — fleet|ing [ˈfli:tıŋ] adj [usually before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: fleet to go quickly (16 19 centuries), from Old English fleotan to float ] lasting for only a short time = ↑brief ▪ a fleeting smile ▪ For one fleeting moment , Paula… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fleeting — [ˈfliːtɪŋ] adj continuing for only a very short time fleetingly adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fleeting — [flēt′iŋ] adj. [OE fleotende, floating: see FLEET2] passing swiftly; not lasting SYN. TRANSIENT fleetingly adv. fleetingness n … English World dictionary
