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    fleet·ing·ly
    /ˈflēdiNGlē/

    adverb

    • 1. for a very short time: "only fleetingly does she let any strain show"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLEETINGLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Fleetingly means in a way that lasts only a short time. See how to use this adverb in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

    • Fleet Street

      Fleet Street definition: 1. the road in London where most of...

    • Fleeting

      brief or quick: He had a fleeting moment of panic but...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fleetingFleeting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Fleeting means lasting or staying only a short time, or passing quickly. See synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of fleeting and its adverb form fleetingly.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLEETINGLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    in a way that lasts only a short time: I glimpsed her fleetingly through the window. The subject was mentioned only fleetingly. See. fleeting. Fewer examples. They have seen each other only fleetingly in recent years. I met him fleetingly in the town center. Pierre saw it only fleetingly before it disappeared.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLEETING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    brief or quick: He had a fleeting moment of panic but quickly recovered. (Definition of fleeting from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of fleeting. fleeting. But can we really handle the fleeting nature of sound, the escape of sound (scapes)? From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › fleetinglyFleetingly - definition of fleetingly by The Free Dictionary

    Fleetingly means passing quickly or ephemeral. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and translations of fleetingly in Spanish, French, German, and Italian.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › fleetingFLEETING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    But everything in this world is fleeting and transitory, and therefore it is not easy to arrive at truth. From Project Gutenberg. Fleeting definition: passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory. See examples of FLEETING used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfleetingly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adverb fleetingly, which means for only a short time. See example sentences, synonyms and grammar notes.