Definition of FLEETING

fleeting

Meanings

Verb

  • move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
  • disappear gradually
  • present participle and gerund of fleet

Adjective Satellite

  • lasting for a markedly brief time
    • "a fleeting glance"

Adj

  • Passing quickly; of short duration.

Noun

  • An automatic operation mode of an absolute signal that reserves a route for several trains following one another, without the need for dispatcher to re-set the route for each train.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fleten (“to float”), from Old English flēotan (“to float”), from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-. By surface analysis, fleet + -ing.

Scrabble Score: 12

fleeting is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fleeting is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fleeting is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

fleeting is a valid Words With Friends word