- present participle of fleet.
fleeting
Example Sentences
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Researchers must effectively capture a snapshot of that fleeting moment and use the resulting particle patterns to reconstruct the properties of the quark-gluon plasma.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
John McGinn bought a bunch of fouls; Oli McBurnie battled hard in what McGinn called a "thankless task"; there were some fleeting moments when the crowd got energised and hope, or perhaps delusion, took hold.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“The Way You Look Tonight” lasts because every element serves one idea: Beauty is fleeting, yet memory can preserve its warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then come the notions and hardware, like earring posts, beads and crystal accents, that complete the transformation from fleeting flora to lasting adornment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mama hadn’t cried the day Baba had died, but Koffi still remembered the fleeting look that’d crossed her face.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing fleeting
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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