fleeting

US: /ˈfɫitɪŋ/
UK: /flˈiːtɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


fleeting /fleeting/
  • tính từ
    • lướt nhanh, thoáng qua; phù du

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
[usually before noun] lasting only a short time: a fleeting glimpse / smile + a fleeting moment of happiness + We paid a fleeting visit to Paris.
fleetingly adverb: She smiled fleetingly. + How could she, even fleetingly, entertain such a thought?

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
transitory, fugitive, transient, temporary, passing, ephemeral, fugacious, evanescent, momentary, short-lived, fly-by-night, short, brief:
I caught only a fleeting glimpse of the car as it sped by.

Concise English dictionary


'flɪːtɪŋ
adj.
+lasting for a markedly brief time
fleets|fleeted|fleetingflɪːt
noun
+group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
+group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
+a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
+a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
verb
+move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
+disappear gradually
adj.
+moving very fast