- present participle of flee.
fleeing
Example Sentences
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Hong Kong, once a refuge for those fleeing China post 1989, commemorated the killings every year with a vigil.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
So while it is great fun to speculate — is it just another example of rich folk fleeing California’s high taxes?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The turning point was the 2015 crisis when more than one million people, most fleeing Syria’s civil war, poured into Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Students and school staff were seen fleeing from the scene, and those waiting outside the Debsirin School looked visibly distraught.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
So what if she was fleeing a lizard?
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
