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fleet·ing [ˈfli:tɪŋ] ADJ

fleeting
fleeting beauty
fleeting visit

fleet1 [fli:t] N + sing/pl vb

1. fleet:

fleet NAUT, AVIAT
flota f

2. fleet (group of vehicles):

fleet2 [fli:t] ADJ liter

Usage examples with fleeting

fleeting visit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We were shaken like dice in a cup for brief, fleeting moments of terror.
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Whilst there he thought he caught a fleeting glimpse of land to the west.
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They love the fleeting life, and leave in front of them a heavy day.
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Although they ventured out throughout the war, they had only fleeting success, and that had ceased by the end of the first year.
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He sees the modern city as a backdrop to fragile moments and fleeting constellations.
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Having an existence of identifying oneself with the fleeting pleasures of the world without an insight into the suffering within, is a shallow existence.
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Paramount saw this as a bargain since the fleeting movie studio saw very little value in its library at the time.
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The wooden baskets with hand-wrought nails represent a structured, man-made object, while the overly ripe fruit represents the fleeting qualities of nature.
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Various aggressive treatment was tried; it was described as having its successes, however fleeting.
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The other manuscript offers him just a fleeting mention.
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