Collocations for "fleeting"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fleeting" in context.
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fleeting
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- is fleeting in nature
- the moment was fleeting
- was a fleeting [encounter, appearance, moment]
- was [just, only] a fleeting visit
- was a fleeting [desire, fantasy]
- gave him a fleeting [glance, look]
- got a fleeting glimpse of
- for [a, one] fleeting moment, I [saw, thought]
- have a fleeting feeling that
- a fleeting feeling of [guilt, remorse]
- fleeting thoughts of [dread, suicide]
- have (only) a fleeting acquaintance with
- life is fleeting
- this fleeting life
'fleeting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):